Laura Hazard Owen
Jan 6, 2012 12:52 PM
In a *CNBC* interview today, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch told David Faber, “Whatever we do, we will continue to have a tight relationship between the Nook and [our] stores.” The interview follows yesterday’s news that Barnes & Noble may split off the Nook business from the…
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Laura Hazard Owen
Dec 1, 2011 8:59 AM
As it enters the holiday season with the new Nook Tablet for sale and hopes to seize on the “$2 billion up for grabs” as a result of Borders’ bankruptcy, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced its Q2 2012 earnings this morning. Revenues were lower than expected and in-store sales…
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Laura Hazard Owen
Nov 17, 2011 1:38 PM
Speaking at Liberty Media’s annual investor meeting this afternoon, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch said the company expects the size of the print book market to decrease by a third by 2015, while the e-book market grows by 700 percent—and B&N sees itself taking larger shares of…
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Laura Hazard Owen
Nov 7, 2011 4:42 PM
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch introduced the Simple Touch Reader this past May, he described it as an e-reader easy enough for your grandmother to use. She may not be the intended audience for the new Nook Tablet—but who, exactly, is? It was hard to tell…
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Laura Hazard Owen
May 24, 2011 10:29 PM
Barnes & Noble’s new Nook, the Simple Touch Reader, aims to compete with the paperback. Following a couple of weeks of rumors (and an internet leak last night) Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) CEO William Lynch appeared at the company’s flagship New York City store today to announce the new…
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Staci D. Kramer
Apr 8, 2010 12:15 PM
Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) is adding another seasoned digital exec to its team, this time to head digital education efforts. Tracey Weber joins Barnes & Noble as EVP-textbooks and digital education from Travelocity, where she was president of Travelocity NA. It’s the second key digital hire for B&N in…
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David Kaplan
Mar 18, 2010 9:19 AM
A surprising move from Barnes & Noble CEO Steve Riggio is stepping down from that role for William Lynch, who joined in early 2009 as president of BN.com (NYSE: BKS). Riggio stays as vice chairman and insists he will still be actively involved. At the same time, B&N promoted COO…
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Joseph Weisenthal
Jun 2, 2008 8:17 AM
As it gets set to break into five pieces, IAC (NSDQ: IACI) is doing some executive rearranging. Jason Rapp, previously a key dealman as SVP of M&A, will take over as CEO of Gifts.com, the IAC-owned gift site. Rapp had been at his current role since August, 2006, when he…
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