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There is extensive Barnes & Noble NOOK news coverage, comprehensive hands-on reviews, and comparisons with their NOOK e-readers and tablets.

Book sales decreased by 3% at Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble has disclosed that this summer they saw a decline in book sales by 3%. The bookseller saw an increase in sales from adult hardcovers and saw a modest improvement on trade paper, kids, and young adult categories. Non-books increased 1.9%, led by toys and games growth, cafe and better gift results. Overall, B&N consolidated sales decreased $20 million or 2.5% to $771 million.

Michael Kozlowski
20 November 2018
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Michelle Obama’s Becoming is B&N Fastest Selling Book of the Year

Barnes and Noble has announced that Michelle Obama’s Becoming had the biggest first-week sales of any book this year, surpassing Fear for the most copies sold, as well as having the best first-week start of any adult book in over three years. This comes at the time of the year where the bookseller desperately needs more revenue during the holiday season, last year sales declined by 6.4%.

Michael Kozlowski
19 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble releases charging dock and keyboard for Nook 10.1

Barnes and Noble released their new Nook Tablet 10.1 this week and…

Michael Kozlowski
17 November 2018
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Here is the complete list of all the B&N Signed Editions for 2018

Every year Barnes and Noble announces their signed editions list, where authors…

Michael Kozlowski
16 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble Nook Glowlight 3 on sale for Black Friday

Barnes and Noble is having a Black Friday sale on their latest…

Michael Kozlowski
13 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 10 available this week

Barnes and Noble has been scaling back with new Nook products and…

Michael Kozlowski
13 November 2018
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UK Bookstore WH Smith tried to buy Barnes and Noble

Barnes and Noble is putting the company up for sale and this…

Michael Kozlowski
7 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet 10.1 available on November 14th

Barnes and Noble is going to be releasing a new tablet on…

Michael Kozlowski
5 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble Nook for iOS updated

Barnes and Noble updated their iOS app for the second time in…

Michael Kozlowski
1 November 2018
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Barnes and Noble is an utter and complete mess

Barnes and Noble is a company that needs to sell more books…

Michael Kozlowski
31 October 2018
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Barnes and Noble getting serious about selling the company

Barnes and Noble formed a committee last month to explore selling the…

Michael Kozlowski
23 October 2018
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Barnes and Noble to open new concept store that focuses on books

Barnes and Noble experimented with a few different prototype stores in the…

Michael Kozlowski
9 October 2018
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Barnes and Noble is going to release the Nook Tablet 10

Barnes and Noble is going to be releasing a new 10 inch…

Michael Kozlowski
5 October 2018
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Barnes and Noble is going to sell the company

Barnes and Noble has received multiple bidders to purchase the entire bookstore…

Michael Kozlowski
3 October 2018
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The B&N Nook is on its deathbed

Barnes and Noble has no plans to release a new e-reader this…

Michael Kozlowski
27 September 2018
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Barnes and Noble Chief of Digital Fred Argir Retires

Barnes and Noble Chief of Digital Fred Argir has retired. He was…

Michael Kozlowski
13 September 2018
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Barnes and Noble is throwing in the towel on the Nook e-reader

Barnes and Noble is officially not prioritizing the Nook anymore. The company…

Michael Kozlowski
7 September 2018
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Demos Parneros sues Barnes and Noble for wrongful dismissal

Demos Parneros the former CEO of B&N has just filed a lawsuit saying he was fired after a deal went sour to sell the company and that the founder was toxic.

Michael Kozlowski
28 August 2018
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Kobo at Walmart will be the deathblow for the B&N Nook

The only meaningful competition in the United States is Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Amazon sells their Kindles primarily online and people find it hard to get any hands on experience, before they buy one. Barnes and Noble has moved the Nook section to the back of the store and is slowly dismantling all of their Nook kiosks at every bookstore. This situation has been ripe for Kobo to make a major splash.