Judge rules for Barnes & Noble in Burkle suit (AP)
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AP - A Delaware judge has rejected a claim against Barnes & Noble by billionaire finance Ron Burkle seeking to overturn the bookseller's poison-pill shareholder provision limiting him to a 20 percent stake in the company.Posted in business || No Comments »
Barnes & Noble and Burkle in talks to end fight: source (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Aug 12, 2010
Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc is in talks to end a battle with one of its top investors, a source with knowledge of the discussions said, as the bookseller tries to attract buyers for its business.Posted in business || No Comments »
Maxwell named publisher of Las Cruces Sun-News (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Aug 10, 2010
AP - Veteran newspaper executive Jim Maxwell has been named publisher of the Las Cruces Sun-News. He replaces Ann Reed, who resigned effective immediately.Posted in business || No Comments »
Obama’s ex-social secretary named publishing CEO (AP)
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AP - Former White House social secretary Desiree Rogers, who resigned months after an uninvited couple crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner, was named Tuesday as chief executive officer at Johnson Publishing Company Inc.Posted in business || No Comments »
Barnes & Noble expands textbook rental program (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Aug 9, 2010
AP - Barnes & Noble's college bookstore unit said Monday it is expanding its textbook rental program.Posted in business || No Comments »
Barnes & Noble shares soar on sale plans (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Aug 4, 2010
Reuters - Barnes & Noble Inc shares soared 21 percent on Wednesday after the struggling bookseller said it was up for sale and could get a bid from its founder to go private.
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Barnes & Noble mulls sale (Reuters)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Aug 3, 2010
Reuters - Barnes & Noble , the world's largest brick and mortar bookseller, said it is looking into selling itself, as its business suffers in the high-stakes battle for a leading role in the digital books market.
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Liverpool examining ’several’ bids: chairman (AFP)
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AFP - Chinese businessman Kenny Huang is one of "several" potential buyers to submit a bid to buy Liverpool, club chairman Martin Broughton revealed on Tuesday.
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Liverpool consider Chinese takeover: report (AFP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Sports News on Aug 2, 2010
AFP - Premier League club Liverpool could be bought by a Chinese business tycoon within days, according to reports here on Monday.
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Correction: Brown Publishing story (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! News: Entertainment News on Jul 30, 2010
AP - In a July 29 story about a bankruptcy court proceeding involving Brown Publishing Co., two Ohio newspapers being bought by the Delphos Herald Inc. were misidentified. The Ada Herald is a weekly newspaper, not a daily, and the name of the daily newspaper in Van Wert is the Van Wert Times-Bulletin, not the Van Wert Times.Posted in business || No Comments »