Laura Hazard Owen
Jun 21, 2011 2:26 PM
As Barnes & Noble’s board reviews a bid from Liberty Media to acquire the company, it still has to focus on the here-and-now of running a business with physical and digital components. On the digital side, the news is good. Today B&N reported a sharp rise in sales on BN.com…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 27, 2010 1:30 AM
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPad users have had no shortage of e-reader apps to choose from but one big name has been noticeably missing: Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS). The bookstore chain has been very high profile for the last year with its two-pronged strategy of hardware—the Nook—and platform—the BN eReader.…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 9, 2010 2:28 AM
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced its Nook e-reader in October, the ability to pursue a dual in-store and online sales strategy appeared to be one of the clear advantages it might have over Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN). But, as we first reported then, the chain didn’t plan to sell…
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Staci D. Kramer
Dec 20, 2009 11:30 PM
Late last week, we reported that the IRex wireless digital reader is MIA until further notice but Sony (NYSE: SNE) and Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) still were promising to make their Dec. 24 deliveries. Not so fast. Despite canceling plans to sell the $259 Nook in stores now in…
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Staci D. Kramer
Nov 29, 2009 11:56 PM
Planning a trip to your local Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) this week for a look at the Nook? Save the gas. In the weeks since B&N announced it was going beyond selling others’ e-readers or making deals to be the e-bookstore for various devices with its own entry in…
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