More departures were announced internally at Barnes & Noble this week, including general manager for the Nook accessories group Jackie Corso, as well as other members of that group, according to employees. Spokesperson Mary Ellen Keating told us: “We’ve been very clear about our focus on rationalizing the Nook business and positioning it for future success and value creation. As we’ve aligned Nook’s cost structure with business realities, staffing levels in certain areas of our organization have changed, leading to some job eliminations. We’re not going to comment specifically on those eliminations. “We believe we have a strong management team […]