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  • Borders and Eisner Offer Book Tie-In Series on Borders.com
    By Lynn Andriani - 06/17/2008
     Robin Cook’s Foreign Body: The Prequel will run as 50 two-minute episodes on the newly launched Borders.com. More
  • B&N.com Starts to Pick Up the Pace
    by Jim Milliot - 06/16/2008
     In the three years after Barnes & Noble took over sole ownership of Barnes & Noble.com in 2003, the site's sales performance was up and down. But in 2007, the online arm of the retailer posted a 10.1% sales increase, helped by a strong fourth quarter, and the solid results continued into the first period of 2008: B&N. More
  • Amazon: Friend or Foe?
    by Jim Milliot - 04/28/2008
     Along with discussions of hot books and high prices at this month’s London Book Fair, another major topic of conversation in the aisles was Amazon. The immediate flashpoint was the e-tailer’s new policy of making publishers who use print-on-demand go through its BookSurge subsidiary if they don’t want to risk having Amazon deactivate the buy button on their titles. More
  • Books Slip at Books-A-Million
    by Jim Milliot - 04/28/2008
     Sales in Books-A-Million's core book operation were “down slightly” in the year ended February 2, 2008, the company said in its annual report. Total revenue at BAM rose 2.9% in the year, to $535.1 million. Commercial fiction was one of BAM's strongest performing categories, while the retailer saw “positive sales trends in teen, graphic novels and our Faithpoint inspirational b... More
  • Book Sales Flat At Hastings
    04/28/2008
     Book sales at Hastings Entertainment held even at approximately $120 million, the retailer reported in its 10-k filing made to the Securities & Exchange Commission for the year ended January 31, 2008. Books accounted for 22% of Hastings's total revenue, tying it with video as the largest product category last year. More
  • Amazon Highlights: Kindle in Stock; Does Collect Tax  
    by Jim Milliot - 04/23/2008
     The highlights of Amazon's first quarter conference call included word that the Kindle is now in stock, and that the e-tailer already collects sales or value added taxes on about 50% of its business. North America media sales rose 21.7%.  More
  • Borders Reorganizes Merchandising Team
    By Rachel Deahl - 04/15/2008
     Borders has shuffled its internal merchandising team. The retailer, which previously had a pool of buyers, will now be restructured into a merchandising department with buyers, planners and directors. The changes will go into effect on May 19. More
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