Barnes and Noble plans on opening up to 15 new stores in 2019. Some of these are existing stores that are closing down due to the high price of a new lease and others will be new areas. Carl Hauch, VP of stores said that roughly one-quarter of the 2019 stores be in new locations. Many of the new stores that are going to be opening will be smaller in size. Existing bookstores … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Plans to Open 15 New Stores in 2019
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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 … [Read more...] about Book sales decreased by 3% at Barnes and Noble
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 … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama’s Becoming is B&N Fastest Selling Book of the Year
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 autograph the book. Each store receives a handful of these books and there are 650,000 in total by 250 different authors. The titles span many genres and interests and will be available to purchase on Black Friday in all 600 retail locations. Starting November 24th select signed editions will also … [Read more...] about Here is the complete list of all the B&N Signed Editions for 2018
Book Shops raise hell at Amazon owned Abebooks
Abebooks operates an online marketplace where booksellers from all over the world sell rare, used and new books online. They recently told bookshops in countries such as Hungary, the Czech Republic, South Korea and Russia that it would no longer support them after November 30th, citing migration to a new payment processor. This created a massive backlash in the tightly knit … [Read more...] about Book Shops raise hell at Amazon owned Abebooks
UK Bookstore WH Smith tried to buy Barnes and Noble
Barnes and Noble is putting the company up for sale and this spring they had a serious suiter to buy the entire company. WH Smith is one of the largest bookstore chains in the United Kingdom and they spent over 2 million dollars in a bid to snatch it up. The deal fell through and this has resulted in the firing of the CEO Demos Parneros, who B&N said in a defamation lawsuit … [Read more...] about UK Bookstore WH Smith tried to buy Barnes and Noble
Barnes and Noble is an utter and complete mess
Barnes and Noble is a company that needs to sell more books and generate meaningful revenue from their Nook division. Instead, they are mired in controversy with recently fired CEO Demos Parneros. Barnes and Noble CEO Demos Parneros was fired in July for breaking company policies and he did not receive any severance pay. The bookseller did not disclose at the time why he was … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is an utter and complete mess
Indigo Books and Music is not selling Kobo e-readers in the US
Indigo Books and Music is the largest bookstore chain in Canada and last month they opened up their first US location in the Mall at Short Hills in New Jersey. The company has officially confirmed to Good e-Reader that they are not selling Kobo e-readers or Kobo products in their US store. They also said they had no plans to do so when they open other stores in 2019. One of … [Read more...] about Indigo Books and Music is not selling Kobo e-readers in the US
Barnes and Noble getting serious about selling the company
Barnes and Noble formed a committee last month to explore selling the bookstore chain to multiple interested parties. Leonard Riggio the largest shareholder and founder of the company has committed to support and vote his shares in favor of any transaction recommended by the Special Committee. Today it looks like B&N is getting even more serious with the announcement that … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble getting serious about selling the company