Barnes & Noble: Page: 2

This is page 2 of the Barnes & Noble posts on Writers Write.


  • Barnes and Noble Releases Major Software Upgrade for Nook Color (2011-12-13): Good news for Nook Color owners: Barnes & Noble, Inc.

  • Barnes & Noble Takes Over Borders Website, Facebook and Twitter (2011-10-14): Barnes & Noble has taken over the Borders.

  • Barnes and Noble Retaliates: Pulls DC Comics From Shelves in Ebook War (2011-10-08): Barnes and Noble execs were furious when DC Comics announced a four month exclusive deal with Amazon.

  • Sale of Borders Data to Barnes & Noble Approved After Email Opt-Out Added (2011-09-29): Bloomberg reports that U.

  • Bankruptcy Judge Delays Sales of Borders Customer Lists to Barnes and Noble Over Privacy Concerns (2011-09-23): A Manhattan bankruptcy judge has delayed the sale of Borders' customer lists and personal information to Barnes and Noble over privacy concerns.

  • FTC Ends Waiting Period for Liberty Mutual Investment in Barnes and Noble (2011-09-22): Barnes & Noble announced that it has cleared a key hurdle towards approval of the investment by Liberty Media.

  • Barnes & Noble May Have Bought Borders' Website and Customer Data (2011-09-16): Hilco Streambank, the company running the auction for Borders' intellectual property, said in a press release today that Borders' rival Barnes & Noble was one of the bidders purchasing Borders' intellectual assets.

  • Barnes & Noble Expands Nook Newsstand, Adds Time Inc. Titles (2011-09-02): Barnes & Noble announced it is expanding the digital newsstand for its Nook color device.

  • Barnes and Noble Reports First Fiscal Quarter Loss Overall, Booming Sales for the NOOK (2011-08-30): Barnes and Noble released its quarterly financial results for the first fiscal quarter of 2012, which ended on July 20, 2011.

  • Liberty Media Drops Takeover Bid of Barnes and Noble, Invests $204 Million Instead (2011-08-21): The Wall Street Journal reports that Liberty Media (which also owns QVC) has withdrawn its $1 billion offer to buy Barnes and Noble.

  • Hot Rumor: Apple in Talks to Buy Barnes and Noble (2011-07-29): BGR reports on today's hot rumor: Apple is in talks to buy Barnes and Noble.

  • Barnes & Noble Launches Read Forever Nook Campaign (2011-04-25): Barnes & Noble has launched a new marketing campaign for its Nook color ebook reading device.

  • Borders Closing 28 More Stores, Barnes & Noble Also Struggling (2011-03-18): Struggling retailer Borders is closing 28 more stores.

  • Barnes & Noble to Launch PubIt Digital Publishing Service this Summer (2010-05-25): Barnes & Noble has announced a service called PubIt that will enable independent publishers and writers to distribute their works digitally through Barnes & Noble.

  • B&N To Test Book Bundles That Include Ebook and Printed Book (2010-03-09): Publishers Weekly is reporting that Barnes & Noble is considering a plan to bundle print books and ebooks.

  • Two Investors Vie for Majority Stake in Barnes and Noble (2010-02-11): Publisher's Weekly reports that Aletheia Research & Management has increased its stake in Barnes and Noble.

  • Barnes and Noble Eying European Expansion (2009-11-02): Barnes and Noble is considering expanding into Europe, according to The Bookseller.

  • Barnes and Noble Shareholders Revolt Against Riggio Brothers (2009-08-21): Barnes & Noble shareholders are furious over the company's recent acquisition of the college textbook division, which is owned by the founder of Barnes & Noble, Leonard Riggio.

  • Barnes and Noble Executives Get Salaries Frozen (2009-03-26): Barnes & Noble executives are taking a freeze in pay.

  • Barnes & Noble Studying Possible Borders Purchase (2008-05-22): The Washington Post reports that Barnes & Noble has put together a management team to study the "feasibility" of acquiring Borders.