Amazon Strikes Again at Barnes & Noble

May 8, 2012

“How long will you simple ones love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?
– Proverbs 1:22

This afternoon Amazon once again reminded us that Barnes & Noble doesn’t have a prayer in hell of blocking its way. (more…)

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Oh Yes, About That Lawsuit…

May 1, 2012

I mention in my previous post about Microsoft’s just-announced investment in Barnes & Noble’s Newco the benefit Microsoft gained by using the skeletal deal structure as a vehicle to settle its outstanding patent litigation with Barnes & Noble. (more…)

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Barnes & Noble Marries Microsoft

April 30, 2012

The deal announced this morning between Barnes & Noble and Microsoft is one of the more curious tech deals of the past decade. (more…)

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Facebook is Running Scared

April 25, 2012

There’s an excellent article in the London Financial Times that’s the best I’ve yet seen describing the real challenge facing Facebook and by simple extension the Internet, as it exists today. (more…)

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Barnes & Noble: The Analysts Speak, Part 1

April 17, 2012

As part of the research for my study of Barnes & NobleStripping Covers off The Hunger Games: How 7 Billionaires are Deciding the Future of Book Publishing in America, I considered the wise views of the Wall Street analysts who have the task of following the company and forecasting its fate on the financial markets. (more…)

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