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BN Continuing to Develop Digital Products

August 25, 2008
By Michael Cader

In yesterday’s conference call following their earnings reports, BN ceo Steve Riggio answered an analyst’s question about the chain’s plans for new technology and the marketplace: “We began selling digital magazines earlier this year on the website. We’re very encouraged by what we’re seeing there and like with all new strategic developments of any type, […]

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Big Comp Drop at Books-A-Million

August 25, 2008
By Michael Cader

Putting Barnes & Noble’s results in context–and perhaps showing how deep the weakness in the consumer book market is running–Books-A-Million reported a same-store sales drop of 10.4 percent for their second quarter, on sales of $122.8 million. Income declined even more, with the company recording just $645,000, compared with net income of $3.1 million a […]

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Falling Sales, Outlook at B&N

August 21, 2008
By Sarah Weinman

The lack of a comparable book sales-wise to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – even with the success of Stephenie Meyer’s Breaking Dawn, the Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski and Randy Pausch’s The Last Lecture –  took an expected toll on Barnes & Noble’s second quarter earnings. Total sales for Barnes & […]

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Harper Finishes with Strong Quarter

August 6, 2008
By Michael Cader

HarperCollins reported fourth quarter sales of $350 million, up nearly 18 percent from $295 million a year ago, with operating income of $28 million up a third from a year ago. In the release the company says the quarter was “led by strong sales of Bright Shiny Morning by James Frey [which has sales as […]

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Indigo Rises in First Quarter

July 31, 2008
By Michael Cader

Sales at dominant Canadian chain Indigo rose 3.1 percent in their first quarter to $191 million (CA), while their net loss was reduced by more than half, to $1.3 million. Same-store sales were up 3.3 percent at the Indigo and Chapters superstores, while the smaller format Coles stores were up 5.4 percent, and online sales […]

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Amazon's Growth Continues in Q2

July 24, 2008
By Michael Cader

Amazon reported second quarter sales of $4.06 billion, up 41 percent, and net income of $158 million, more than double what they recorded last year. Those results were ahead of the consensus analyst expectations in both sales and earnings. North American media sales of $1.148 billion were up 25 percent, once again exceeded by international […]

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