Overheard outside of Barnes & Noble: "He likes books, right?"
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Overheard outside of Barnes & Noble: "He likes books, right?"
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Borders Teetering, Amazon Celebrating, Barnes & Noble Holding Its Own
FunnyBusiness (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
In 2007 stocks at Borders book stores were selling at around $20 a share. That was then. This is now. The stock is at risk for being de-listed from the NYSE because it has sold for under a dollar a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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A Fortunate Age: Barnes and Noble Book Club
BookClubClassics.com (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
photo credit: gualtiero As I posted recently, I decided to join Barnes and Noble’s First Look Book Club, and read my free copy of A Fortunate Age while on vacation. My review of this novel will be posted tomorrow, but I wanted to share my initial impressions of the online book club experience first. As we book clubbers [...] Another great post from: BOOK CLUB CLASSICS! Thanks for visiting... A Fortunate...
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Q: What's Black and White and Red All Over? A: An Embarrassed Wednesday One-Liner
Overheard in New York (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Girl to friend : Oh, my God, I think I just left the most embarrassing thing in the bathroom. --Barnes & Noble Overheard by: V Woman to roommate : When we get home, we'll have embarrassing sexual accidents! --Pathmark, Massapequa Overheard by: Are they really accidents if you plan ahead? Nerdy TA : The thesis talk is kind of like the sex talk. It's a little embarrassing, no one really wants to give...
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WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition - release date
Lisa Sabin-Wilson (Free subscription) | yesterday
As announced on my Amazon Blog - I have a release date for the 2nd Edition of WordPress For Dummies from my editor, finally! February 17, 2009 is the date that it will be available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and in a local bookstore near you. Last time, when the 1st Edition was released - I [...]
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May We Recommend ... Jane Austen, An Illustrated Treasury
Jane Austen's World (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jane Austen: An Illustrated Treasury , by Rebecca Dickson. Now available at Barnes & Noble for the astonishing price of $19.98 (only $16.98 if you are a member), this elegant book, which I purchased with a holiday gift card looks and feels like a blog between covers. Opening this book is like clicking on Jane Austen's World, Austen Prose, or Jane Austen Sequels , where you can learn tidbits about...
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Wednesday One-Liners Rob the Cradle
Overheard in New York (Free subscription) | yesterday
Teen : I'm 14 years old and I'm still a virgin...how sick is that'? --Simon Baruch Middle School Overheard by: the art major Random old guy : The only thing I like more than children is more children. --Barnes & Noble, 83rd & Broadway Overheard by: Maianess 20-something guy to friend, casually : Oh, yeah, and the high school girl doesn't want a relationship. --Washington Square Park Overheard by:...
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Look Out! Theater People Are Attacking
That Blue Yak (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
I have no idea if this book is good or not but every time I see this Attack of the Theater People book at the Exton Barnes and Noble I just start cracking up. I'm waiting to see someone I know in the store so I can sneak up on them, reach this book around the corner into their face and say, "Hiiiiiiiiii there big boy."
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Bookstores: Retailers with Positive Sales Growth
SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Geezeo.com submits: Both major retail book chains weathered the ongoing financial storm, and had solid (if unspectacular) holiday seasons. Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) was the stronger of the two with an increase in monthly spend per customer of 5% from December 2007’s $43.87 to $46.18, and an increase of 33% from November’s $34.81. Rival Borders (NYSE: BGP) also showed increases from the previous month...
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Air had to be invented? (New Acquisitions Department)
bookeywookey (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Two new acquisitions! The other day, with a few minutes to spare before meeting a friend for dinner, I ducked into a handy Barnes & Noble just to see what was out. I tend not to make impulse purchases, especially at chain bookstores, although I will do so at independents and I will shop at the mega stores on-line because of the price advantage. I saw that Steven Johnson's new book is finally out. I've...
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Big Box Swindle The True Cost of Mega Retailers and the Fight for America;s Independent Business by Stacy Mitchell
Book Calendar (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
Big Box Swindle The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Business by Stacy Mitchell This book is a statement against big box retailers; Lowe's, Walmart, Costco, Barnes & Noble, and Toys R' Us are some of the businesses which are challenged. It also challenges Amazon, the online mega-retailer. The central thesis of this book is that big box stores do not serve the communities...
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Oh, Yes, I Have My Copy of The Princess Diaries #10, One Whole Day Early
What Adrienne Thinks About That (Free subscription) | 06/01/2009
I may never say this again, but thank you, Barnes and Noble.
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Apple, Tyson, Barnes & Noble are big movers
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Apple, Tyson, Barnes & Noble are big movers
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC, down 63 cents at $4.75 The hedge-fund firm said assets under management dropped by $5.5 billion in...
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To Fat to Fish
MOLDY CHUM (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
Spotted this in the front window of Barnes and Noble.
