http://www.mail.com/companies/46182-barnes-noble-inc.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/companies/46182-barnes-noble-inc.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081346-free-e-book-excerpts-sue-grafton-amy-tan.html NEW YORK (AP) — Upcoming novels by Sue Grafton, Elizabeth Gilbert and Wally Lamb are among 40 fall and winter releases excerpted in a free e-book. "Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter" also previews fiction from Amy Tan and actor James Franco and such nonfiction as a memoir about Johnny Carson by confidant Henry Bushkin and a book about the Beatles' rise by vete... Mon, 13 May 2013 10:07:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2081346-free-e-book-excerpts-sue-grafton-amy-tan.html 2013-05-13T10:07:49Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074026-stocks-pull-record-levels-wall-street.html NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market pulled back from record levels Thursday as investors became harder to please. Even a decline in the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits failed to give stock prices a boost. Markets drifted lower in early trading, moved between gains and losses in the afternoon, then ended slightly lower. The Standard & P... Thu, 09 May 2013 21:28:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2074026-stocks-pull-record-levels-wall-street.html 2013-05-09T21:28:58Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble is teaming up with Google to vastly increase the number of apps available on its Nook HD tablets. The bookstore chain says it will add Google's Play app store to its 7-inch Nook HD and 9-inch HD+ products in the U.S. and U.K. via a software update Friday. The move expands the number of apps available from the roughly 10,000 ... Fri, 03 May 2013 07:05:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2060100-bn-to-add-google-play-app-store-to-nook-hd.html 2013-05-03T07:05:50Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029402-microsoft-beats-street-readies-mobile-devices.html NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft is working with manufacturers to produce a line of small touch-screen devices powered by Windows, apparently intended to compete with 7-inch tablets like the iPad Mini and Amazon Kindle Fire. Peter Klein, Microsoft's chief financial officer, told investors and analysts on a conference call Thursday that the new devices will be av... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 23:30:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2029402-microsoft-beats-street-readies-mobile-devices.html 2013-04-18T23:30:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009094-penney-ceos-challenge-fixed.html NEW YORK (AP) — There won't be an easy fix for J.C. Penney — if it can be fixed at all. As Mike Ullman takes the reins again less than two years after his departure, he faces a Herculean task to undo the mess left by CEO Ron Johnson, who was ousted Monday. With the department store retailer in the middle of a disastrous overhaul that has driven away shopp... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:51:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2009094-penney-ceos-challenge-fixed.html 2013-04-09T21:51:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Microsoft is skewering Google again with ads and regulatory bashing that say as much about the dramatic shift in the technology industry's competitive landscape as they do about the animosity between the two rivals. The ads that began Tuesday mark the third phase in a 5-month-old marketing campaign that Microsoft Corp. derisively call... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:19:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2007942-microsoft-assault-google-industry-shift.html 2013-04-09T20:19:16Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook Home, the new software that takes over the front screen of a smartphone, is a bit of a corporate home invasion. Facebook is essentially moving into Google's turf, taking advantage of software the search giant and competitor created. Home will operate on phones running Google Inc.'s Android software and present Facebook status upda... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:08:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1999884-facebook-barges-google-turf-with.html 2013-04-05T22:08:42Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964602-liberty-to-buy-stake-charter-communications.html ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Liberty Media said Tuesday that it will buy a 27.3 percent stake in the cable TV provider Charter Communications for about $2.62 billion. The Englewood, Colo.-based holding company controlled by billionaire John Malone said it agreed on a deal with investment funds tied to Apollo Management, Oaktree Capital Management and Crestview... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:10:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1964602-liberty-to-buy-stake-charter-communications.html 2013-03-19T15:10:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921278-sears-4q-loss-narrows-co-reduces-expenses.html NEW YORK. (AP) — Sears posted a smaller loss in the fourth quarter from a year ago as it reduced its inventory and expenses while sales at its namesake stores rose slightly. But investors weren't pleased, sending shares down $2.47 per share, or 5.2 percent, to close at $45 on Thursday. Overall, the company's results show it continues to faces an uphill ba... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 22:19:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921278-sears-4q-loss-narrows-co-reduces-expenses.html 2013-02-28T22:19:40Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921546-barnes-noble-posts-3q-loss-nook-demand-slows.html NEW YORK (AP) — Physical books may have a longer shelf life than expected. Barnes & Noble posted a third-quarter loss on Thursday, partly because demand for its e-books and Nook e-book readers have plummeted. Many have predicted the eventual demise of physical books, as e-book readers and e-book demand soars. But that trend appears to be slowing, at least... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:52:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921546-barnes-noble-posts-3q-loss-nook-demand-slows.html 2013-02-28T17:52:16Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1914098-stocks-drop-italy-heads-political-disarray.html NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are having a bad flashback to last spring, when fears about the European debt crisis sent the market spiraling lower. On Monday, election results in Italy showed a race too close to call, leaving investors fearful that the country will struggle to form a government that can move forward with reforms to revive the economy. ... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 00:46:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1914098-stocks-drop-italy-heads-political-disarray.html 2013-02-26T00:46:45Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913736-barnes-noble-chair-wants-to-buy-retail-business.html NEW YORK (AP) — The last remaining national bookstore chain is being taken off the shelf and dusted off for sale. Barnes & Noble's founder Leonard Riggio disclosed in a regulatory filing Monday that he wants to acquire the company's stores and website, but not the business that makes the Nook e-reader or the company's college bookstores. No price was disc... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:36:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1913736-barnes-noble-chair-wants-to-buy-retail-business.html 2013-02-25T22:36:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1851208-barnes-noble-exec-plans-store-closings.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble plans to continue to shrink its store base. The head of Barnes & Noble's retail group, Mitchel Klipper, said in an interview published Monday in The Wall Street Journal that the company will have 450 to 500 stores in a decade. That's down from about 689 currently. Klipper said the chain plans to close abo... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1851208-barnes-noble-exec-plans-store-closings.html 2013-01-28T22:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789806-uks-pearson-invests-barnes-nobles-nook.html LONDON (AP) — Pearson, the U.K. publisher and education company, is to take a 5 percent stake in Barnes & Noble's NOOK e-reader as technology companies seek new inroads into the potentially lucrative business of digital textbooks for schools. Pearson PLC will pay $89.5 million cash for a 5 percent stake in NOOK Media LLC which includes the bookseller's e-... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1789806-uks-pearson-invests-barnes-nobles-nook.html 2012-12-28T17:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765258-ny-times-jumps-mini-digital-book-market.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New York Times is getting into the business of selling bite-sized digital books based on its reporters' work, giving it entree into a growing market for inexpensive "e-singles" that can be read in a couple of hours. The Times' first mini book will go on sale Monday. It's an 18,000-word piece about skiers caught in an avalanche by Ti... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 21:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1765258-ny-times-jumps-mini-digital-book-market.html 2012-12-13T21:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1730980-barnes-noble-reports-net-income-2q.html NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble's shares fell on Thursday after it reported a second-quarter profit but its digital content growth slowed as it faces increased competition from rivals like Amazon and Google. The largest traditional retailer has invested heavily in its Nook e-business as consumers increasingly shop online and read e-books. Barnes & Noble sa... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1730980-barnes-noble-reports-net-income-2q.html 2012-11-29T16:12:00Z