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 …
When a book publisher wants to reward an editor’s ability to bring in the bestseller bacon — or sweeten a job offer — the solution is often a new imprint, ideally one with their name on it. Which explains nothing about why Ha…
Sales of e-books on Apple’s iBookstore have made “barely a blip” in the digital book market. Will its new iBooks gift cards help to change this — or will customers continue to use apps to allow them to read Amazon and Barnes …
Barnes & Noble is hoping to boost holiday sales by testing new toy sections, following the “store-within-a-store” model, in five of its locations.
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The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission had planned to publish its findings in book form with Little, Brown. But the unusual deal between the two, which involved an advance payment from the publisher, has fallen apart, and Publ…