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  Four Disadvantages for Barnes & Noble in the Bookseller Wars

  2096 readers By Thad McIlroy, The Future of Publishing, @ThadMcIlroy Editor’s note: Last week, we presented advantages that Barnes & Noble has in the bookseller wars. See second editor’s note below. It was a busy fall for Barnes & Noble, the $7 billion bookseller. After Amazon grabbed headlines with its $199 Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble responded with the $249

• New E-Book Out About Barnes & Noble, Seven Billionaires, Hunger Games

  863 readers The genesis of Thad McIlroy’s new e-book about Barnes & Noble was reporting he did for Digital Book World in December and January: Seven Advantages Barnes & Noble Has in the Bookseller Wars | Four Disadvantages for Barnes & Noble in the Bookseller Wars | Opinion: What’s Really Going on at Barnes & Noble PRESS RELEASE: Stripping Covers

• Amid Rumors of Barnes & Noble Rethinking Digital Strategy, Company Offers Big Incentive to Nook HD+ Buyers

  51 readers Following a rumor, which the company denied, that Barnes & Noble might be getting out of the device business, the bookseller is offering a $50 coupon toward digital content for buyers of its Nook HD+ nine-inch tablet computer. The device retails at Barnes & Noble for $269, making it one of the least expensive full-size

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  Barnes & Noble declines to sell Amazon-published titles…sort of

  1358 readersBarnes & Noble has announced it will not be carrying Amazon-published titles in its stores. B&N chief merchandising officer Jaime Carey issued a statement saying that the company was taking a stand against “Amazon’s continued push for exclusivity”, and that B&N didn’t get many requests for Amazon titles anyway. So, Carey said, if B&N customers want

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  Barnes & Noble is Giving Away eReaders With Tablet Purchase

  1208 readersNook Media, Barnes & Noble’s digital publishing business, is offering a pretty good deal on its tablet. For a limited time, if you purchase a Nook HD+ tablet, you will get a free Nook Simple Touch device, the company’s $79 eInk eReader. The deal is good at Barnes & Noble retail stores, Barnes & Noble College

• Bricks-and-Mortar Security Fail: PIN Pads Tampered With at B&N

  157 readers [Press Release] Barnes & Noble Detects Tampering with PIN Pad Devices at Stores October 24, 2012; New York – Barnes & Noble (BKS) has detected tampering with PIN pad devices used in 63 of its stores. Upon detecting evidence of tampering, which was limited to one compromised PIN pad in each of the affected stores, Barnes &

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  Barnes & Noble allows Amazon-published children’s books back into stores through loophole

  981 readersRemember when Barnes & Noble proclaimed it would not carry any books offered by Amazon publishers (in stores—if people wanted to order them from BN.com, they would be happy to ship them) if B&N would not be able to carry the e-book versions for its Nook? At the time, I wrote: B&N is making a

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  Barnes & Noble opens first Spanish language digital bookstore in the US

  10983 readersFrom the press release: Barnes & Noble today announced NOOKbooks en español, the first-ever Spanish language digital bookstore in the United States, and the best – and growing – selection of Spanish titles, including bestsellers, new releases, classics, works in translation and more. With NOOKbooks en español, Barnes & Noble customers now have nearly instant

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  Barnes & Noble to take Nook international

  1385 readersFrom The Bookseller: Barnes & Noble is to expand its e-book service internationally next year, the company’s chief executive has said. The development was revealed at the company’s New York press conference at which it unveiled its  $249 Nook Tablet, a direct competitor to Amazon’s Kindle Fire and the Apple iPad. William Lynch, chief

• Too Little, Too Late for Barnes & Noble in the UK?

  476 readers In an attempt to expand its business into the fast-maturing international e-book market, Barnes & Noble announced today that it was finally launching in the UK this Fall. Analysts and observers think it might be too little too late. The announcement by Barnes & Noble had been widely anticipated, as the company had been making rumbles