Barnes & Noble is back in downtown Bellevue, Wash., and book lovers turned out Wednesday for a grand opening to show their appreciation for the longtime chain’s return — and… Read More
Barnes & Noble went from near-bust to back in action and the CEO of the nation’s largest remaining book chain credits a revived, independent-minded experience for helping the company take… Read More
How’s this for an epilogue? Barnes & Noble, the chain bookseller that struggled for years to compete against Amazon and other online retailers, is actually growing its physical stores footprint.… Read More
Another chapter in Seattle’s storied literary and retail history is coming to a close on Saturday. Barnes & Noble is vacating its downtown location after 22 years, leaving the core… Read More
Amazon was rated higher than all other computer and tablet makers for customer experience related to the Kindle for the second year in a row, according to results from the… Read More
Barnes & Noble, the 99-year-old bookstore chain, just can’t seem to find a solution for Amazon, the company’s main rival. The latest retreat came in the United Kingdom, where Barnes… Read More
Holiday sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business fell to $41.2 million, down 25.8 percent compared to the 2014 holidays, according to new data this morning from the retailer — providing more… Read More
Barnes & Noble has made an investment in Flashnotes, an online marketplace where college students can buy and sell their notes from class. The deal, announced this morning, was made through… Read More
This is what an Amazon victory looks like. Barnes & Noble this morning reported its 2014 holiday sales numbers, including a decline of more than 55 percent in its Nook… Read More
Barnes & Noble has paid Pearson $27.7 million in cash and stock to buy back its stake in the company’s Nook e-reader business, giving the bookseller chain full control over… Read More
Microsoft’s partnership with Barnes & Noble officially unraveled this morning with the bookseller buying back the tech giant’s stake in its Nook e-reader business for $62.4 million in cash and 2.7… Read More
In a move to pick up more self-publishing clients, Barnes & Noble has launched Nook Press Print, a new print-on-demand service for independent authors looking to take their manuscripts into the… Read More
Hitting the reset button on its Nook tablet business, Barnes & Noble this morning unveiled its new Galaxy Tab 4 Nook in partnership with Samsung. The tablet comes with a 7… Read More
Google will offer online shoppers same-day delivery of books from Barnes & Noble stores, under a new partnership that aims to help the companies compete more aggressively with Amazon.com, their common rival.… Read More
Barnes & Noble plans to separate its traditional retail business from its Nook technology unit, operating them as two public companies in attempt to make them more competitive in the… Read More
Barnes & Noble laid out a new plan for its Nook e-reader business this morning, announcing plans to partner with Samsung on a Nook-branded Galaxy Tab 4 tablet. So what does this… Read More
The odd pairing between Microsoft and Barnes & Noble just took another strange twist. The bookseller’s Nook Media unit announced a new partnership with Samsung this morning to develop a co-branded Galaxy… Read More
Thanks to a revised agreement with Microsoft, Barnes & Noble will no longer develop a Windows app for its Nook e-reader. In an update to a pact formed two years… Read More
The Nook may be down, but Barnes & Noble says it isn’t out of the e-reader fight just yet. According to statements by company CEO Michael Huseby made in the… Read More
The low-cost Nook Simple Touch e-reader has disappeared from Barnes & Noble’s online storefront in the U.S. without a trace of its passing. A report by the Digital Reader, which… Read More
Barnes & Noble has laid off a number of employees in its Nook division in order to bring its costs in line with “business realities,” according to a statement from… Read More
Barnes & Noble’s Nook business continues to struggle in its competition with Amazon, with revenues in the segment declining more than 32 percent in the company’s most recent quarter, according… Read More
Apple’s going to have a new babysitter for the next two years as a part of the remedies in its antitrust case. Judge Denise Cote, who ruled this summer that… Read More
Can Barnes & Noble find its path forward? Well, if the bookseller does so, it will be under the guidance of another CEO. Today, the company announced that William Lynch… Read More
Barnes & Noble is taking steps to reduce risks around its struggling Nook tablet business, announcing today that it will form partnerships with undisclosed third-party manufacturers to build its line… Read More
One year ago, Microsoft and Barnes & Noble surprised the tech world by announcing a “strategic partnership.” Microsoft made a $300 million investment in the bookseller’s Nook e-reader and e-book subsidiary, for… Read More
Barnes & Noble, the struggling bookstore chain, is looking to supercharge its tablet and e-reader business in the face of intense competition from Apple and Amazon.com. The company just announced… Read More
Barnes & Noble is struggling. Could Microsoft, which invested $300 million in the company’s Nook digital reader business last year, be the bookseller’s savior? Barron’s got the rumor mill going… Read More
Barnes & Noble is reporting operating losses of $190 million for its Nook business in its most recent quarter, more than twice the loss posted a year ago — the latest… Read More
Nearly a year after Microsoft agreed to invest $300 million in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business unit, the bookseller is seriously considering what to do with the electronic book reader. A… Read More
