Topic: Barnes & Noble Inc.
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Mother's Day gifts: 4 great e-readers for Mom
Stumped for a Mother's Day gift this year? Your mom would probably love one of these four e-readers.
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Chapter & Verse Barnes & Noble CEO steps down following dismal financial reports
Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch resigned after the company reported disappointing fourth-quarter numbers. The bookstore chain also recently announced that it's seeking another company with which to produce the B&N Nook tablet devices.
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Stocks rise on good economic news
Stocks closed up on Wall Street Tuesday as investors took good news about the US economy in stride. It comes after investors have sold stocks in recent weeks on fears the Federal Reserve would pull back on its economic stimulus too quickly.
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Chapter & Verse Nook: Barnes & Noble will hand off tablet manufacturing to a third party
Following a shaky fourth-quarter report, B&N announced that it would be partnering with another company to release its Nook tablet line, although the bookstore chain will continue to manufacture its e-readers.
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Saving Money Top 13 things you should never pay for
From smartphones to magazine subscriptions, Crowe tells you where to find freebie deals. Don't pay full price on anything until you read this list.
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Chapter & Verse Growth in e-book sales slows in 2012
The number of e-books sold last year grew by 43 percent, but that's a fairly small increase compared to the triple-digit increases of past years.
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Chapter & Verse Dan Brown's 'Inferno' gets mixed reviews but tops sales charts
Dan Brown's new book following the adventures of hero Robert Langdon is centered around Dante's work 'Inferno.'
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Chapter & Verse Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook Media? Microsoft insider says no
An anonymous Microsoft source calls talk about Microsoft planning to buy the Nook Media branch of Barnes & Noble 'nothing more than a rumor.'
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Chapter & Verse What would Microsoft buying Barnes & Noble's Nook business mean?
According to documents found by website TechCrunch, Microsoft is offering $1 billion to buy the digital assets of Nook Media.
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Stocks recede from record levels
Stocks fell from record levels Thursdays, with markets ending the day slightly lower. A decline in Americans applying for unemployment benefits failed to give stocks a boost.
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What My Mother Gave Me
Thirty women writers tell of the special gifts – everything from a scarf to a horse to a tourist cruise – that deepened appreciation for their mothers.
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Modern Parenthood Time cover of terrified child at Boston Marathon is disturbing media trend
Time's tablet-only Boston Marathon cover shows a bloodied and terrified child in the arms of a police officer. The controversy sparked is not unfamiliar to modern Time covers that have used children in provocative ways.
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Chapter & Verse Barnes & Noble creates a new self-publishing service
Nook Press gives authors up to 65 percent of their revenue and allows them to sell their titles anywhere.
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Chapter & Verse Can you fight bullies with books?
The publishing industry shows signs of maturity with a spate of new books addressing bullying.
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Chapter & Verse Amazon acquires literary social media website Goodreads
Some Goodreads users are excited about the prospect of linking their Amazon devices to their Goodreads accounts while others feel betrayed by the decision.
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The Vote The war on Sarah Palin's Christmas book (+video)
News that Sarah Palin is writing a book about Christmas has led to an explosion of comment in social-media spaces. Here are the most likely ramifications of this Palin development.
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Chapter & Verse Sherlock Holmes fan to estate: Sherlock belongs to all of us
Leslie S. Klinger, editor of Holmes anthologies, has filed a civil complaint against the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle, alleging that Sherlock Holmes is in the public domain and that the fees writers pay to the estate are unnecessary.
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Chapter & Verse Tournament of Books: March Madness for readers
Founded by The Morning News online magazine, the Tournament of Books has 16 titles face off bracket-style for the title of best book of 2013.
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Stocks fade as Dow nears, then pulls away from record
Stocks closed lower Thursday with the Dow easing back from its highest level of the year. The day started with stocks plodding along indecisively, before sending stock investors on a whipsaw day
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Chapter & Verse How to buy your way onto the bestseller list
First good reviews went on sale. Now a marketing firm is charging thousands to buy copies of books in order to artificially place them on bestseller lists.
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Stocks fall on threat of Italy deadlock
Stocks saw their worst decline in months Monday as Italy heads for political disarray. As stocks plunged, gauges of market sentiment indicated that investors were becoming more risk-averse and parking their money in defensive assets.
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Debbie Ford, author of 'The Dark Side of the Light Chasers,' dies
Debbie Ford wrote 'The Dark side of the Light Chasers,' a self-help book. Debbie Ford built on her self-help books to become a lecturer, teacher, self-help coach at the The Ford Institute for Transformational Training. Ford passed on Sunday.
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Chapter & Verse Bookstore sales dropped just a bit in 2012, says the US Census Bureau
Preliminary estimates from the Census Bureau show that US bookstores as a whole experienced a 0.5 percent decrease in sales for the year of 2012.
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Chapter & Verse Bookish, a new website for readers by three major publishers, launches
Bookish, which lets users find recommendations based on their favorite titles, and features exclusive content from authors like Elizabeth Gilbert, was created by publishers Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Hachette Book Group. Bookish lets users create an account and add titles to their digital 'shelf.'
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Chapter & Verse Barnes & Noble will close one-third of its locations over next decade
The chain recently experienced disappointing numbers over the holiday season.
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Chapter & Verse Trips to heaven top bestseller lists
Books like 'Proof of Heaven' by Eben Alexander are experiencing blockbuster sales with no signs of slowing down.
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