Barnes & Noble Nook Unit Continues to Sputter

Despite slow sales and a shrinking market share for its e-reader, the bookstore chain says it will release a new color tablet this year.

    



DealBook: Barnes & Noble Receives Conditional Offer

G Asset Management, a little-known investment firm, offered on Thursday to acquire 51 percent of Barnes & Noble in a deal that would value the bookseller’s shares at $22 apiece.

    



Bookseller Cuts Jobs at Division for Nook

The layoffs are the latest sign of the bookseller’s challenges in carrying out its digital strategy.

    



Barnes & Noble Reports Profit, but Sales Decline 8%

Sales were hurt by the Nook division, where revenue fell 32 percent, to $109 million.

    



Barnes & Noble to Release New Version of the Nook

The new device comes as the bookseller, the nation’s largest bookstore chain, continues to face questions about its long-term viability.

    



Fork in the Road for Barnes & Noble

The nation’s only major bookstore chain has no clear path forward, reviving fears among publishers, authors and agents about its future.

    

DealBook: Barnes & Noble Shares Jump on Sign of Microsoft Interest in Nook

Microsoft is said to have offered to take over the Nook unit’s e-books and devices operations, but it is unclear whether there are any current talks on a possible deal.

    

Media Decoder Blog: Barnes & Noble Rethinks Its Strategy for the Nook

In its third-quarter earnings report, the bookseller said revenue in its Nook unit fell 26 percent.