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  • Barnes & Noble wants smaller stores

    Barnes & Noble wants smaller stores

    While dealing with the same number of closures of their stores as Amazon is opening more and more bookstores, Barnes & Noble has come up with a new tactic: scaling down. Instead of continuing to deal with their massive stores that are mostly empty, the idea is that the new, smaller stores will be more…

  • Barnes & Noble no longer in the technology business

    Barnes & Noble no longer in the technology business

    In news shocking no one who’s been paying attention in the book industry, Barnes & Noble has finally announced that they are no longer in the tech game and trying to compete with Amazon and Google. Rather, they are making the decision to focus on their flagging physical stores rather than focusing on their flagging eReaders. Barnes…

  • Is Barnes & Noble Considering a Sale?

    Is Barnes & Noble Considering a Sale?

    After recent news that one of Barnes & Noble’s key investors urged the company to sell itself, could the book retailer be finally taking up that advice in the face of dwindling business thanks to Amazon? The company claims otherwise but there seem to be rumors abound that there has been facilitations of a buyout……

  • Barnes & Noble Urged to Sell Itself by Investors

    Barnes & Noble Urged to Sell Itself by Investors

    For the first time in a while, the price of Barnes & Noble’s shares rose and it seems to have happened because there is talk Barnes & Noble is considering selling. Or at least it’s what one of their investors is urging them to do. Predictions are already abound about how the new possible owners can…