Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon Continue reading at 'ABC News'
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Law firms Arnold & Itkin LLP and Kline & Specter PC announced that the penalties awarded include $65 million in compensatory damages and $2 billion in punitive damages. A jury in Georgia has ordered Monsanto parent Bayer to pay nearly $2.1 billion in damages to a man who says the... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-03-24 12:58:35 UTC ]
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In “Changing My Mind,” the novelist Julian Barnes presents an argument for the joys of flexibility. Continue reading at The New York Times
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In a new book, the novelist Julian Barnes doubts that we can ever really overcome our fixed beliefs. He should keep an open mind. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2025-03-17 12:30:00 UTC ]
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Albert Barnes believed in the liberating power of art—but you had to look at it his way. Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2025-03-12 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue rose 2.1% in the third quarter at B&NE, with the college bookstore turning a net loss last year into a profit in the most recent period. Still, long term profitability remains elusive. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Facing publishing industry backlash, Slovakia's government reversed its 23-percent book VAT hike, instead slashing it to 5 percent. The post Slovakia’s Publishers Surprised by a VAT Reduction on Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2025-03-11 19:42:53 UTC ]
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Read with Jenna selects the latest novel by Laila Lalami, Barnes & Noble and Reese Witherspoon both highlight Clare Leslie Hall's U.S. debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-03-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers and analysts say popularity of genres like manga and superhero comics is a gateway into readingThe best route to learning to love words in print could well be pictures. This, at least, is the hope of the publishing industry this spring, as it welcomes news that sales of children’s... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-03-09 14:00:11 UTC ]
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March Madness, book-nerd style. Plus: a new documentary for grammar geeks, Barnes & Noble employees ratify union deal, and more. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2025-03-07 16:00:00 UTC ]
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Tuesday’s top sessions include a keynote address on current business models and future prospects in academic and professional publishing, a conversation between Hachette’s David Shelley and Barnes & Noble’s James Daunt, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2025-02-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past couple years, I’ve been accidentally moonlighting as a bookseller on Hinge. Selling books on Hinge (and occasionally Tinder, once in a while Feeld) started happening pretty effortlessly, through a few back and forths with a match. I’ve organically sold my book Women at least a... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2025-02-10 09:58:28 UTC ]
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Like Gold in the River: A Review of Radwa Ashour’s Granada Trilogy, by Gretchen McCullough Book Reviews [email protected] Tue, 02/04/2025 - 15:24 Background photo by Taiga / Adobe Stock / Author photo courtesy of AUC Press Years ago, I... Continue reading at World Literature Today
[ World Literature Today | 2025-02-04 21:24:18 UTC ]
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Don’t give in to moral panic, fellas! Here are some tips from my own bumpy literary journeyIf you really want to make a name for yourself, publish comment insisting you’ve been silenced.It happened again last week in a nationwide publication. Under a byline, accompanied by a headshot and the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2025-02-04 14:00:09 UTC ]
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After a decade of downsizing, the beloved bookseller is seeing a resurgence thanks in part to TikTok’s #BookTok and a rise in so-called third spaces. January was a long month, but we finally have some good news in 2025: Bookseller Barnes & Noble plans to open at least 60 new stores this... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2025-02-03 20:30:00 UTC ]
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The bookseller is applying its sales model—where online purchases support indie bookstores—to digital books. It has also released a mobile app for shopping and reading ebooks. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2025-01-28 11:30:00 UTC ]
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