Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. engages in the provision of access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform to its customers. It operates through Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail), and NOOK segments. The B&N Retail segment focuses in the retail bookstores under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers trade name, which includes also publishing operations, Sterling Publishing. The NOOK segment refers to the digital business, offering digital books and magazines for sale and consumption online comprises of digital content such as eBooks, digital newsstand and sales of NOOK devices and accessories to B&N Retail. The company was founded by Leonard S. Riggio in December 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Barnes & Noble's 1990s heyday included sparring with Amazon and inspiring the film "You've Got Mail." Now, decades later, it's experiencing a revival.

The rise and fall — and rise again — of Barnes & Noble

The struggling bookseller has laid off once-powerful managers and overturned relationships with publishers in favor of a more local approach.

Barnes & Noble's new boss tries to save the chain — and traditional bookselling

Barnes & Noble says it is canceling a Black History Month event at its flagship New York store and suspending plans to release a series of classic novels with new cover art featuring people of color.

Barnes & Noble cancels plan to put people of color on the covers of classic books after backlash

Barnes & Noble earnings for the company's fiscal fourth quarter of 2019 are now out and we have a few highlights from it.
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Barnes & Noble Earnings: 10 Things for BKS Stock Investors to Know About Q4

Barnes & Noble Inc. reported a fiscal fourth-quarter net loss of $18.7 million, or 26 cents per share, after a loss of $21.1 million, or 29 cents per share last year.

Barnes & Noble sales slump further but losses narrow

Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) announces its next round of earnings this Wednesday, June 19.

Q4 Earnings Preview For Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is scheduled to release its most recent quarterly results before the markets open Wednesday morning.

What to Expect When Barnes & Noble Reports Wednesday Morning

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Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) shares are trading higher following a Monday afternoon report Readerlink is working toward a higher bid for the company.

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Elliott Management, the activist hedge fund founded by Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio), announced on Friday it has entered a definitive agreement in which Elliott will acquire Barnes & Noble Inc. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $683 million, including the assumption of debt.

Paul Singer’s Elliott Management Sets Date With Barnes & Noble

The long-struggling book chain has found a buyer.

Why Shares of Barnes & Noble Climbed on Friday

Barnes & Noble news concerning a buyout of the book retail company has BKS stock up on Friday with an offer of $6.50 per share.
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Barnes & Noble News: BKS Stock Surges on $683M Buyout Deal

The beleaguered bookseller Barnes & Noble is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million. The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Amazon and other online competitors.

Barnes & Noble bought by Elliott Management in $683 million deal

Just three months ago, Barnes & Noble Inc. took a machete to its earnings guidance for 2019, cutting it from a range of $175 million to $200 million to a new range of $140 million to $155 million.

Can Paul Singer Resuscitate Barnes & Noble?

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) has officially entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by hedge fund Elliott Management for $6.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $683 million.

Elliott To Acquire Barnes & Noble For $683M

Barnes & Noble Inc. BKS, +29.85% said Friday it has agreed to be acquired by hedge fund Elliott Advisors UK Ltd.

Barnes & Noble to be taken private by Elliott in $683 million deal

Billionaire Paul Singer's firm already owns Britain's biggest bookseller, Waterstones. Adding Barnes & Noble could give Elliott buying leverage.

Elliott Management to acquire Barnes & Noble for $683 million

Everyone loves a good old-fashioned buyout rumor that can pump up a down and out stock.

How Much Barnes & Noble Could Fetch in a Buyout

The bookseller may be close to being acquired.

Why Barnes & Noble Stock Skyrocketed 23% Today

Bookseller Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) shares spiked sharply higher following a Wall Street Journal report that hedge fund Elliott Management is a lead bidder in an auction for the company.

Barnes & Noble Spikes Higher After WSJ Reports Bid From Elliott Could Come Soon

Barnes & Noble Inc. shares soared 22.4% in Thursday trading after a report from The Wall Street Journal that the ailing bookseller was nearing a deal with Elliott Management.

Barnes & Noble shares soar 22% as bookseller nears deal to be taken private

The retailer said last year it was exploring a sale after having received "expressions of interest" from "multiple parties," including its Chairman Leonard Riggio, who founded the company in 1965.

Elliott Management reportedly in lead to acquire bookseller Barnes & Noble

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Nook. Barnes & Noble’s e-reader was more than just a rare competitor to Amazon’s steamrolling Kindle, it was a nice device with an interesting design — and one of the first in its class to now standard technologies like front lighting.

Barnes & Noble’s Nook e-reader returns with a larger screen

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