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Why would anyone want to buy a bookstore?

by
Tracey Samuelson
Feb 25, 2013
Ask the chairman of Barnes and Noble, who may offer to buy out the bookstore chain -- but not the digital Nook.

Barnes & Noble's outlook is blurry, even for Nook

by
Sally Herships
Mar 5, 2013
Barnes & Noble is expected to report a profit for the last quarter, but its digital e-reader business isn't performing as hoped.

The data in that debit card you're holding can be swiped

by
David Weinberg
Oct 24, 2012
Barnes & Noble said debit card keypads in 63 stores were hacked so customers' data was stolen as they swiped their cards.

Barnes & Noble teams up with Microsoft on Nook

by
Heidi N. Moore
Apr 30, 2012
We found out this morning that Microsoft is investing $300 million in Barnes & Noble's digital book business. Why would the sometime rivals decide to join together?

An unlikely partnership to build the e-textbook business

Interview with
Heidi N. Moore
Apr 30, 2012
When you think ebooks, the iPad and the Kindle come to mind -- not Microsoft Windows. But Microsoft's been losing enough ground in tablets and e-readers that today it's decided to spend $300 million to invest in Barnes & Noble's Nook digital-book business.

Microsoft invests in Nook

by
Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Apr 30, 2012
Add another player to the digital textbook market. Microsoft announced at $300 million investment in Barnes & Noble's Nook reader.

Small talk: A backlit Nook, worst jobs, growing chairs

by
Brendan Newnam
Apr 13, 2012
The news that didn't quite make the headlines. This week: A Nook e-reader that won't disturb others, a list of the best, worst and most stressful jobs in the U.S., and an artist is growing chairs.

New Nook Tablet on the way

by
John Moe
Feb 21, 2012
Thank goodness! More tablets!

Barnes & Noble won’t carry Amazon-published titles in stores

by
John Moe
Feb 1, 2012
Book war rages on

Barnes & Noble could spin off the Nook

by
Sally Herships
Jan 5, 2012
The company's e-reader has been a big success, while the rest of Barnes & Noble's business is suffering.

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