What’s the Next Chapter for Barnes & Noble?

A hedge fund wants to buy the bookstore chain for $683 million, including debt. Will the deal work? Experts from Wharton and elsewhere share their insights. Continue reading at 'Knowledge@Wharton'

[ Knowledge@Wharton | 2019-06-18 18:09:27 UTC ]

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Barnes & Noble Announces Their Best Books of 2022 So Far

Ranging from middle grade fantasy to adult literary fiction and romance, here are Barnes & Noble's top 10 books of 2022 so far. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-06-07 13:23:38 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: How TikTok Is Transforming Book Marketing

Panelists from Atria, Barnes & Noble, BookTok, Penguin, and St. Martin's gathered to discuss how the app is rewriting the rules for selling books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Being Sued in Virginia Beach Over GENDER QUEER, COURT OF MIST AND FURY

A Virginia lawyer and state delegate has filed a restraining order against Barnes & Noble for carrying GENDER QUEER. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-05-19 11:23:55 UTC ]
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How Barnes & Noble Went From Villain to Hero

To independent booksellers, the enormous chain was once a threat. Now it’s vital to their survival. And it’s doing well. Continue reading at The New York Times

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News publisher Lee faces renewed pressure from hedge funds

Newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is facing renewed pressure from a hedge fund to speed up its transition to digital publishing and consider adding new digital-savvy leaders to its board Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2022-04-14 21:27:45 UTC ]
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B&N Adds New Audiobook Capability

Barnes & Noble has been revamping its digital audiobook offerings, and yesterday announced the launch B&N Audiobooks. The new service has a catalog of more than 300,000 titles, and has two buying options. Customers can buy audiobooks individually or enroll in a new subscription service... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is finally offering an audiobook service

Barnes & Noble finally has a direct answer to Amazon's purchase of Audible. The bookseller has launched a B&N Audiobooks service in the US that lets you either buy recordings or pay $15 per month for a subscription that offers one recurring monthly credit. You'll have access to more than... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-04-07 16:21:47 UTC ]
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Shares in educational publisher Pearson slump as Apollo pulls out

The company, which was on a steady recovery path, was biggest faller on FTSE 100 on WednesdayShares in Pearson slumped by as much as 12% after Apollo said it would not make another bid for the educational publisher after having a third offer valuing the company at £7.2bn, including debt,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-03-30 12:09:13 UTC ]
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Bid for Nielsen TV ratings company almost doubles to $16B

Nielsen is being acquired for $16 billion, including debt, about a week after the media measurement company rejected a smaller offer Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2022-03-29 21:47:16 UTC ]
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Book Club Picks for March 2022

Barnes & Noble, 'Good Morning America,' and other big clubs look toward the summer and believe in love in this month's book club picks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's 'Solid' 2021

After seeing growth last year, B&N CEO James Daunt says the trajectory has changed for America's largest bricks-and-mortar bookseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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U.K. Waterstones Buys Blackwell's

Waterstones, the U.K. bookstore chain owned and overseen by the same team—Elliott Advisors and James Daunt—that runs Barnes & Noble has acquired Blackwell's that operates 18 U.K. bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Buffalo News publisher rejects Alden Global Capital's takeover bid.

The board of Lee Enterprises voted 8-0 against an unsolicited offer by the hedge fund that valued the newspaper chain at $141 million. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2021-12-09 20:44:02 UTC ]
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Manga and YA Fuel B&N Black Friday Boom

Black Friday weekend was good for Barnes & Noble, continuing a trend of double-digit sales growth this year. The company attributed the increase to solid trade book sales through the weekend. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-12-02 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Name Third-Annual “Book Of The Year” Finalists

8 books, ranging from memoir to pizza czar, history for young readers and lyrics by legends, are the finalists for B&N's Book of the Year. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-28 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble’s Top Books Of 2021

Here are Barnes & Nobel's Top Books of 2021. Their top 10 is really a top 11 and we can't blame them. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2021-10-14 13:56:34 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's Owner Buys Paper Source

Elliott Management, which acquired Barnes & Noble in September 2019, has reached an agreement to buy the stationery retailer Paper Source. B&N CEO James Daunt will add oversight of Paper Source to his responsibilities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-05-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble teamed up with Lenovo for its new 10-inch Nook tablet

Barnes & Noble has launched a new 10-inch Nook tablet that it has designed in collaboration with Lenovo. Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-03-19 13:00:11 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble's new Nook tablet will be revealed soon

The Nook tablet isn't dead -- Barnes & Noble and Lenovo are collaborating on a new device. Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2021-03-19 01:52:50 UTC ]
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Welbeck appoints Moran for US children's role

Welbeck has appointed Josalyn Moran, formerly of Barnes & Noble, as its director of business development for children's books, North America. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2021-02-17 17:49:09 UTC ]
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