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Brave New Chapter: The Simon & Schuster eBook Announcement

Adam Hanft | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Adam Hanft

In the same way that iTunes liberated songs from the album format, books will no longer be solely linear.

Barnes & Noble And James Patterson Team Up For In-Store Kids' Book Recommendations

CNN Money | Posted 11.05.2009 | Books


Barnes & Noble, Inc. continues its storied tradition of making books and reading more accessible to kids with its newest addition to the Children's se...

Barnes And Noble Lawsuit: Spring Design Sues Over Nook eReader

Mashable | Posted 11.03.2009 | Technology


Spring Design, makers of the Alex dual-screen eReader, are suing Barnes & Noble over their Nook eBook reader, another dual-screen device announced the...

Predators in the Book Biz

Bruce Harris | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books


Bruce Harris

The pre-printed price, establishing the value of a book, is the temptress that has seduced the biggest merchants in the country to go for each other's jugular.

Barnes & Noble E-Reader: First Pictures Leaked (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.15.2009 | Technology


As we reported before, the "e-reader wars" are going to be heating up given that book retailer Barnes and Noble's new, branded e-reader is looming on ...

Barnes And Noble eBook Reader To Challenge Amazon Kindle (VIDEO)

Posted 10.09.2009 | Technology


In a move that promises to intensify the "ereader wars," book retailer Barnes & Noble is planning to announce the release of its own brand of ebook re...

The e-Book Wars: Is Pornography Next?

Tom Alderman | Posted 09.06.2009 | Media


Tom Alderman

With their proprietary software for Kindle readers only, Amazon has adapted a "we-win, you-lose," VHS vs. Betamax business model.

I Trusted You

Gerald Sindell | Posted 09.05.2009 | Business


Gerald Sindell

In the online book business, two giants duke it out for our business. While Amazon's Jeff Bezos has created online shopping perfection, at B & N, an order "confirmation" really means, "We'll try."

We Are Mommy

Meredith Lopez | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living


Meredith Lopez

I am, by my nature, a homebody. I chose life as a stay-at-home-mom so I could, you know, stay at home. I am exhausted.

Liza Minnelli: Live at the Barnes & Noble

Susan Sawyers | Posted 03.06.2009 | Entertainment


Susan Sawyers

The real prize for Liza Minnelli's adoring fans: the first 160 purchasers received hot pink wristbands for entrance to a short performance at the Upper West Side B&N that night.

Deluxe of the Draw: R.E.M., Warren Zevon, Peter, Paul and Mary, and Juno

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.25.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

In case we didn't know the holiday season was fast approaching... a spate of CD box sets, hits compilations and expanded, Deluxe Editions of some of our favorite albums are usually tell-tale sign.

Paul Simon's Lyrics & The Case Of The Vanishing Compact Disc

Mike Ragogna | Posted 12.19.2008 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

The problem of compact discs disappearing from the marketplace is worse than it was only a year ago. Store buyers just ain't a-buyin' from the labels, and it's looking grim all over.

In a Blog Age: The Enduring Power of the Handwritten Word

Lily Koppel | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media


Lily Koppel

In our era where every life is made public through email, blogs and Facebook, one of the greatest oddities may be that there is not a livelier discussion about the individual's basic need for a more private space.

Oprah's Endorsement Lifts A New Earth To Record Sales

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Media


NEW YORK — Even for an Oprah Winfrey book pick, "A New Earth" has been a sensation. About 3.5 million copies of Eckhart Tolle's spiritual self-h...