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| Symbol | Name | Time | Trade | Change | % Chg | Volume | P/E Ratio | EPS | Mkt Cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BKS | Barnes & Noble | 21:01 GMT | 17.23 | +0.19 | +1.12% | 550877 | N/A | -1.37 | 1.001B |
Latest Barnes & Noble news
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US sues Apple for alleged publishing cartel
UpdatedThe DoJ had been trying to eliminate Apple's so-called "most favored nation" status, which had prevented the publishers from selling lower-priced e-books through rival retailers such as Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble. -
Apple expected to modify its eBook cartel
The negotiations are still fluid, which means that they are being sorted out in the local wine bar, but the idea is to kill off Apple's so-called "most favoured nation" status, which had prevented the publishers from selling lower-priced e-books through rival retailers such as Amazon.com or Barnes -
Apple and publishing companies sued over ebook deals
They were also worried that Barnes & Noble would be unable to compete with Amazon's steep discounting and go under. They did not want to become like the music industry which had huge problems when Apple became the dominant player by selling songs for 99 cents. -
Kindle Fire attacks Apple's tablet stranglehold
Barnes & Noble’s Nook also contributed to the impact on the iPad, with a rise from four percent of the market to seven percent in the fourth quarter. -
iPad 3 sounds more like the iPad 2S
RumourHowever, there is some talk that Apple might try to swat its rivals in the $199 Amazon Kindle Fire and the $249 Barnes & Noble Nook by offering the iPad 1 for about $200. -
Microsoft continues to bleed Android dry
Microsoft is also attempting to put the screws on Barnes & Noble and Google’s newly acquired Motorola Mobility, though both are holding out for the moment. -
Greedy publishers conspire with Apple
CommentThe new arrangement means guaranteed profits on best-selling titles for retailers like Barnes & Noble, which today claims about 27 percent of the digital books market, as well as Amazon. So tremendous profits for the publishers, and Jobs got a foot in the door, but not so hot for the consumer. -
In the tablet market, LG Display is the winner
Thanks to a range of high profile contracts, with Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble all customers, LG Display has shot to the top of the media tablet display charts. It is winning by far over nearest rival Samsung, holding 51 percent of global unit shipments in the second quarter of 2011. -
Amazon's Kindle Fire catches on
Goldman Sachs analysts said that Kindle products were "very sharply outselling" Nook devices from bookseller Barnes & Noble. -
Kindle set to burst into flames
Barnes & Noble is also making sure that it stays in the game because of the Nook Color, a touchscreen LCD e-reader that comes with an app store. -
Nook and cranny foxes Microsoft, Hon Hai
Last week it was revealed that Barnes & Noble wants Microsoft investigated for potential antitrust activities by forcing manufacturers of gizmos to sign licensing agreements. -
Barnes & Noble cries antitrust at Microsoft
Nook-maker and book peddler Barnes & Noble believes Microsoft is trying to trample all over its e-book enterprise with a string of patent infringement allegations. -
Waterstone's hints at surprise e-reader launch
It confirmed to TechEye in a statement today, "We can confirm we are developing an ereading proposition to launch in 2012. We have no further information to share at this time." So the details are thin. -
Ebook firms sued for antitrust conspiracy
LawAn antitrust class action case against Hachette, Harper Collins, Macmillan, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Random House, Apple, Amazon and Barnes & Noble started in a New York district court. -
Dell blasted for poor customer service
The Barnes & Noble website, had the second-longest average call hold time at just over eight minutes, the survey found. The worst site in the world was Etronics.com, which did not respond to telephone calls during StellaService's survey. -
Barnes & Noble says Liberty Media wants to buy it for a billion
Barnes & Noble, one of the few book shop powerhouses left standing, has announced digital media conglomerate and owner of QVC Liberty Media wants to buy it. -
Paper screwed up in favour of digital readers
Paper is safe for some time, with the survey also finding that around 40 percent of respondents had no experience of using e-readers, such the Amazon Kindle, Amazon Kindle DX and Barnes & Noble Nook. -
TechEye stirs up trouble for Microsoft in Barnes & Noble case
TechEye has managed to get itself mentioned in the latest round of the Barnes & Noble lawsuit.
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