Book Chain Report Cards Look Good This morning Barnes & Noble reported second quarter sales of $1.2 billion and net earnings of $18.1 million — or .26 a share including non-recurring “special items,” and .12 a share on a regular basis, matching analysts’ expectations and coming in at the high end of their guidance. Same-store sales without accounting for the new Harry Potter book were still up 1 percent, and BN.com was up 7.3 percent on the same basis. Through August 4, the chain sold 1.7 million copies of THE DEATHLY HALLOWS in stores and another 400,000 copies online. Bookstore […]
