DealBook: Liberty Media Will Sell Most of Its Investment in Barnes & Noble

The sale removes one of Barnes & Noble’s major backers as the company tries to navigate the changing landscape for books and media.

    



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: First-Round Bidding to Begin in Auction of IMG Talent Agency

First round bids for the IMG, which represents athletes and entertainers including Peyton Manning and Justin Timberlake, are due on Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

    



DealBook: Barnes & Noble’s Chairman Drops Plan to Buy Its Bookstores

The move raises further questions about the bookseller’s future amid its previously announced plans to stop making its Nook line of tablets.

    



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.