Things have been quiet on the Barnes-and-Noble-is-on-fire beat lately. So let’s do a little catching up! During our Moby hiatus last month, the national book chain fired nearly-new CEO Ron… Read more »

A few weeks ago we covered Barnes and Noble’s most recent round of fiscal reporting, and although the news was a little grim, corporate leadership at the retail giant remained… Read more »

As we recently reported, Barnes & Noble has officially seen better days. But the bottom’s not dropped out yet. Hot on the heels of a less-than-stellar earnings report, the bookstore chain has announced… Read more »

The American city that spends the most money on books, magazines, and newspapers—Washington, D.C.—will soon be left without any chain bookstores.  Despite the recent revival of the brick-and-mortar bookshop (in London, and… Read more »

Barnes & Noble and Microsoft are surpassing the Gwyneth Paltrow/Chris Martin story as this year’s juiciest breakup. After two years of marriage, B&N and Microsoft have officially split, and their breakup letters made it into… Read more »

UPDATE: Barnes & Noble is not closing its Bronx store after all.  As reported in the New York Times, the Bronx now has no bookstore. (No disrespect to The Lair—for purposes… Read more »

As was widely expected, Barnes & Noble posted disappointing financial results in a third-quarter earnings report on Thursday. Sales in the company’s three biggest divisions—retail stores, college stores, and Nook… Read more »