Remember when Friendster was the hot social network, publishers doubted that ebooks would ever sell, and Netflix thought DVDs in red envelopes was the future? We do — that was that state of digital media when paidContent launched in 2002. Read more »
UK bookstore chain Waterstones is partnering with Amazon to sell the Kindle in its 294 stores starting this fall. The deal is bad news for Barnes & Noble. But it may not be so great for Waterstones, either. Here’s why. Read more »
Random House and Borders have proposed an amount the publisher is owed from the bookseller’s bankruptcy. Read more »
Visitors to Borders.com today will be redirected to Barnes & Noble’s website and a message from B&N CEO William Lynch: “Welcome Borders cust… Read more »
In order to clinch its purchase of 40 million customer names from bankrupt Borders, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) made a series of promises to… Read more »
A bankruptcy judge in New York approved Barnes & Noble’s $13.9 million purchase of Borders’ intellectual property, including its valuable cu… Read more »
Barnes & Noble’s $13.9 million purchase of Borders’ intellectual property assets is on hold after a federal judge said he needed more time t… Read more »
The messy liquidation of Borders has taken a new twist. Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) indicated in a court filing late yesterday that it would… Read more »
Multiple bidders separately acquired a variety of intellectual property assets from bankrupt Borders, including its trademarks and website a… Read more »
Next Jump, the firm that managed Borders’ Perks program and was then sued by the bookseller, is fighting back. Two weeks ago, Borders sued N… Read more »
With Borders on its way out, the Alabama-based Books-A-Million has taken its place the second-largest bookstore chain in the United States.… Read more »
Borders was e-reading company Kobo’s first — and, so far, only — U.S. bookstore partner. And when it became clear in recent months that Bo… Read more »
Next Jump, the company that Borders sued for contacting Borders Rewards customers and redirecting them to its own site, has agreed to take t… Read more »
For a while last week it looked as though Alabama-based bookstore chain Books-A-Million might snap up thirty Borders stores. But that deal,… Read more »
In an e-mail to customers, Borders CEO Mike Edwards tells them to visit liquidation sales for “exceptional discounts” and explains what will… Read more »
In a week filled with bad news for Borders, here’s one possible bright spot: Birmingham, Ala.–based bookseller Books-A-Million may res… Read more »
Why did Borders fail and what does its shuttering mean for Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), book publishers and others? Here is our FAQ. Read more »
Yesterday’s news that the Borders bookstore chain is going to be sold off-much of it probably at fire-sale prices-means that some of the nat… Read more »
Borders is closing its 399 remaining stores and 11,000 employees are being laid off. In a statement, Borders Group President Mike Edwards sa… Read more »
Borders’ would-be saviors have fallen away, and right now the only bid on the table is from the liquidators. Read more »
The Borders auction that seemed like a sure thing just a couple of weeks ago is now up in the air as it appears that the remaining stores ma… Read more »
Liberty Media (NSDQ: LINTA) CEO John Malone finally broke his silence on the company’s possible acquisition of Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) at… Read more »
A day after Pearson (NYSE: PSO) Australia announced plans to buy REDGroup’s online business–including Borders Australia’s website and the w… Read more »
Bidding on bankrupt bookstore chain Borders has begun. Phoenix-based private equity firm Najafi Companies will serve as the stalking-horse b… Read more »
Bankrupt bookstore chain Borders Group now has two companies bidding for it. Phoenix-based private equity firm Najafi Companies is now compe… Read more »
Following the news last night that it might have a buyer, Borders Group got a little more good news today: It’s been granted 120 more days t… Read more »
Is Borders saved? The Gores Group, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm that often invests in distressed companies and has hopes to build… Read more »
Borders is stepping up the competition with Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) and Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) by adding the Kobo 2, an eReader with WiFi fo… Read more »
Target won’t be the only bricks-and-mortar retail outlet for Kindles much longer. Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is adding the Staples office supplies… Read more »
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is shaking up its Nook e-reader line, lowering the price of its 3G edition by 23 percent and adding a lower-end W… Read more »
Running well behind aggressive rival Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) on the digital front, Borders is now in the midst of a big catch-up push. Th… Read more »
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 & No… Read more »
Just what we needed for Father’s Day: another e-reader hitting the market. Hoping to grab a little attention while other e-reader makers are… Read more »
Add another entrant to the white-hot eBook market … Kobo, a startup backed by Borders. After all, Borders can’t afford to let Barnes & Nob… Read more »
Ebooks distributor OverDrive is expanding its online catalog to include MP3 audiobooks, the company told us. Publishers who are participatin… Read more »
As Borders’ readies its revamped online store, this week the bookseller unveiled the first of 14 new brick and mortar locations with additio… Read more »
As the clock on Borders’ website alliance with Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) ticks to a close in April, the retail bookshop company is gearing up for… Read more »
