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.

    



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.