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B&N won’t stock Amazon titles in stores

In response to last week's news that Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will distribute Amazon Publishing titles in North America, Barnes & Noble (B&N) has announced this week that it will not stock ti...

Books-A-Million, Indigo join ban on Amazon Publishing titles

North American bookselling chains Books-A-Million and Indigo Books & Music have joined Barnes & Noble in deciding not to stock any books published by Amazon Publishing. Indigo vice president J...

B&N may spin-off digital business

In the US, Barnes & Noble has indicated that it may spin-off its Nook business into a separate company. Releasing its holiday sales results last week, the company said that it has 'decided to purs...

B&N plans international Nook launch

US-based book retailer Barnes & Noble is planning to release its Nook ebook platform and reader devices internationally next year.

B&N announces colour Nook ereader

Barnes & Noble has announced the release of a new model of its Nook ereader: an Android tablet with a 7" colour screen, video capacity and WiFi. It will cost US$249.

B&N sells 80% of Nooks in-store

US retailer Barnes & Noble has reported that over 80% of sales of its Nook ereader ccur within its bricks-and-mortar stores.

Quercus partners with Sterling in the US

UK-based independent publisher Quercus has announced a new partnership with US publisher Sterling, a subsidiary of book retailer Barnes & Noble.

Doctorow wins DRM fight with Amazon, B&N and Kobo

Author and anti-DRM activist Cory Doctorow has convinced Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Kobo to sell his ebooks unencumbered by DRM, but Apple and Sony are not convinced and will not remove DRM.

Will B&N and Borders (US) both fold?

Financial pundits in the US are increasingly gloomy about the prospects of the nation's two biggest book retailers, Borders (US) and Barnes & Noble.

Who will buy B&N: Amazon or Riggio?

Speculation is hotting up that there will be only two serious potential new owners for Barnes & Noble: current majority shareholder Len Riggio ... or Amazon.
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