Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble drops Nook prices, eyes Mother's Day sales boost

2013-05-06 13:42:00

Barnes & Noble knows it's not winning the tablet race by any margin, but the book retailer is hoping for a big boost for Mother's Day. The company is discounting its 9-inch screen Nook HD+ tablet by $90, down from $269 to $179. Barnes & Noble is also...

Barnes & Noble hopes Mother's Day is kind to Nook

2013-05-07 11:25:00

Barnes & Noble has dropped the price of its Nook tablet just in time for Mother's Day. The Nook HD tablet is now $149, a $50 discount; the larger-screened HD-Plus is $90 off, dropping from $269 to $179. "Amazing price for Mother's Day, in-store and online...

Barnes & Noble's Nook in video licensing deals with more studios

2013-03-07 08:18:00

In a bid to spur sales of its struggling Nook tablet, Barnes & Noble Inc. struck deals with major Hollywood studios that will make more movies and television shows available on the device. Barnes & Noble's Nook Media subsidiary reached licensing deals...

Barnes & Noble posts weak earnings; Nook division's sales off 26%

2013-02-28 08:55:00

Barnes & Noble said sales at its Nook e-reader and digital-book unit, often touted as the company’s best hope for the future, tanked 26% during the crucial holiday quarter as the bookstore giant experienced weakness across all its categories. A...

Barnes & Noble Chairman Riggio plans retail bookstore buyout

2013-02-25 09:36:00

Barnes & Noble Inc. Chairman Leonard Riggio is hoping to buy out the struggling retail side of the bookstore business he bought some 40 years ago as digital advances and online competition threaten the chain’s growth. In a Securities and...

Barnes & Noble says holiday sales disappointing, Nook has new investor

2012-12-28 10:09:00

Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business. In a regulatory filing, the New York company said early reports indicate its holiday sales fell...

As Barnes & Noble shrinks, small bookstores are born

2013-02-06 12:40:00

Yesterday, I reported here on a number of literary voices lamenting the store closures announced by the bookstore chain Barnes & Noble. But perhaps this is a case of: “The bookstore is dead! Long live the bookstore!” The idea of selling...

Should we be crying for Barnes & Noble?

2013-02-05 16:12:00

Barnes & Noble isn’t near dead, but a lot of writers are lining up to lament its passing. They say the chain’s demise would be a blow to books, especially in suburban America. Last week, Barnes & Noble announced that it would close about...

A third of Barnes & Noble stores may close in next decade, report says

2013-01-28 08:42:00

Barnes & Noble will shut up to a third of its brick-and-mortar bookstores over the next decade as reading habits change and digital publications evolve, according to a new report. The chain will end up with 450 to 500 stores in 10 years, down from the...

The incredible shrinking Barnes & Noble

2013-01-28 15:49:00

Big box bookstores such as Barnes & Noble were once considered a major threat to the health of the book-selling industry, offering discounts, massive selections and lattes that independent bookstores could not. Now things have changed: Barnes & Noble is...

Barnes & Noble warns of nationwide card data theft

2012-10-24 08:03:00

Barnes & Noble, the country’s largest bookseller, said data thieves hacked into payment devices at 63 of its stores nationwide and may have stolen credit and debit card information from customers. The chain said it discovered that in each of the...

'Fifty Shades of Grey' helps Barnes & Noble sales

2012-08-21 10:19:00

The raunchy novels in the "Fifty Shades of Grey" trilogy are serving a purpose beyond riling up housewives. The erotic tomes are whipping -- so to speak -- sales at Barnes & Noble Inc. back into shape. The series by E.L. James -- often referred to as...

Nook tablets on display at a Barnes & Noble store in Los Angeles.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

Barnes & Noble struck licensing deals with Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity Media and to make more movies and TV shows available on the Nook tablet. Above, a Barnes & Noble store in Los Angeles.

2013-02-26 00:00:00

A Barnes & Noble store in Corte Madera, Calif.

2013-02-05 15:53:43