Barnes and Noble had a horrendous holiday season and the entire bookstore chain experienced declining sales of 6.4% as compared to the prior year. Over the course of the entire year of 2017 sales fell 6% to $3.7 billion and Barnes and Noble recorded a net loss of $125.5 million compared to a profit of $22 million the year before. Why is Barnes and Noble continuing to lose … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble staff disclose why the bookstore is so dysfunctional
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Barnes and Noble just fired their CEO
Barnes and Noble has had a tumultuous time in retaining a CEO for more than a few years. The nation's largest bookseller has just announced that they have fired Demos Parneros for violating company policies. They did not disclose exactly which policies were violated. His termination was not due to any disagreement in the direction of the company, financial reporting, policies … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble just fired their CEO
This is how Barnes and Noble made the Nook Profitable
In the past twelve months Barnes and Noble did the impossible and made the Nook unit profitable. The bookseller generated $3.5 million dollars on e-readers, tablets and accessories. One of the main reasons why Nook is starting to well is because there are fewer people working in the division. The Nook unit had 92 people working there on April 2017 and one year later only 57 … [Read more...] about This is how Barnes and Noble made the Nook Profitable
Nook e-Readers are not going to work anymore, unless you do this
Barnes and Noble has announced that the vast majority of their e-readers are not going to work after June 29th, 2018. You will not be able to make any purchases, or download and manage your NOOK Content from your NOOK Device unless you download a mandatory security update. Barnes and Noble is upgrading the security system for all of their websites and servers that handle … [Read more...] about Nook e-Readers are not going to work anymore, unless you do this
NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit
Barnes and Noble released their 4th quarter and full year results on the same day and they proclaimed that NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit, generating $3.5 million dollars. In the 4th quarter Nook had an operating loss of $1.5 million, compared to an operating loss of $7.9 million during the previous-year period. Although the company did not provide any long term … [Read more...] about NOOK turned its first ever full-year profit
Barnes and Noble is no longer supporting 1st generation Nook
Barnes and Noble has confirmed to Good e-Reader that they are no longer supporting the 1st generation Nook. On June 29th customers will be unable to purchase new content, register with a BN.com account, or sign in using a NOOK account. Users will be unable to access their ebook library and all purchases will no longer be accessible. Barnes and Noble has promised that all of … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is no longer supporting 1st generation Nook
Barnes and Noble Launches YA Podcast
Barnes and Noble has just launched a new YA Podcast and it will be updated every two weeks. It is hosted by the longtime editor of the B&N Teen Blog and New York Times bestselling YA author Melissa Albert. The first episode is available now and features Cassandra Clare and upcoming guests will include bestselling authors Renée Ahdieh, Gayle Forman, Stephanie Garber, Marisha … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Launches YA Podcast
Barnes and Noble Announces Summer Reading Campaign
The Barnes and Noble Summer Reading program has been going strong for 22 years. This year B&N is encouraging kids across the country in grades 1-6 to celebrate the joy of reading and even get a free book by reading eight books and turning in a completed reading journal listing the books they’ve read. Free books this year include perennial favorites such as Pete the Cat, … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Announces Summer Reading Campaign
Barnes and Noble Press unveils new author tools
Barnes and Noble Press has just unveiled a few new tools for their Nook Press self-publishing unit. You now have the the ability to schedule eBook price changes in advance and monitor trends with new at-a-glance, 30-day graph. If you want to get get a hardcover or paperback version of their book into all of the Barnes and Noble bookstores in the United States, their … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Press unveils new author tools
Barnes and Noble is launching a dedicated kids graphic novel section
Barnes and Noble has had a dedicated graphic novel and manga section for years and in 2016 they increased the size of the area by a significant amount. It looks like in the next few months the nation's largest bookseller will develop a standalone kids graphic novel section. Publishers have been lobbying for a dedicated kids graphic novel area for years. Right now all of the … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble is launching a dedicated kids graphic novel section