Laura Hazard Owen
Jun 21, 2011 2:26 PM
As Barnes & Noble’s board reviews a bid from Liberty Media to acquire the company, it still has to focus on the here-and-now of running a business with physical and digital components. On the digital side, the news is good. Today B&N reported a sharp rise in sales on BN.com…
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Staci D. Kramer
May 27, 2010 1:30 AM
Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) iPad users have had no shortage of e-reader apps to choose from but one big name has been noticeably missing: Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS). The bookstore chain has been very high profile for the last year with its two-pronged strategy of hardware—the Nook—and platform—the BN eReader.…
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Staci D. Kramer
Feb 9, 2010 2:28 AM
When Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announced its Nook e-reader in October, the ability to pursue a dual in-store and online sales strategy appeared to be one of the clear advantages it might have over Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN). But, as we first reported then, the chain didn’t plan to sell…
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