As publishing people had feared since the abrupt announcement that CEO Ronald Boire was dismissed by Barnes & Noble after less than a year on the job, the retailer reported disappointing results for their fiscal first quarter, ending July 30, on Thursday morning. Sales of $914 million fell 6.6 percent compared to a year ago, with a consolidated net loss of $14.4 million, or $0.20 per share (compared to a loss of $7.8 million, or $0.27 per share, a year ago). That’s well short of analysts’ expectations of $958 million in sales and a loss per share of 13 cents, and investors who fell for the misplaced enthusiasm yet again of […]