When Barnes & Noble announced it was looking for a buyer, we entertained the fanciful notion that struggling rival Borders might put in a bid. As absurd as the idea was, that buyout offer has been made. Here’s why it has virtua…
Winfrey has selected two Charles Dickens classics, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, which will be reissued together in one 800-page volume with the Oprah’s Book Club sticker from Penguin Classics. But readers can ge…
Winfrey has selected two Charles Dickens classics, A Tale of Two Cities and Great Expectations, which will be reissued together in one 800-page volume with the Oprah’s Book Club sticker from Penguin Classics. But readers can ge…
Hedge fund manger Bill Ackman says he will finance a takeover bid for rival bookseller Barnes & Noble at $16 a share — a 20.5% premium over Friday’s closing price. Faced with increased competition, B&N has seen sales plunge in…
Back in September, billionaire Ron Burkle lost his proxy war with Barnes & Noble’s board, failing to kill the poison pill that kept him from upping his stake in the company. That made Wednesday’s shareholders meeting all but a …