Monthly Archives: September 2010

Barnes & Noble founder maintains control of board

Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio and supporters have defeated investor Ronald W. Burkle’s attempt to secure more spots on the company board. After a shareholder vote, Riggio and his two nominees, Dave Golden and David Wilson, will sit on Barnes & Noble board. Read more on bookbrowse.com

Will Leonard Riggio, B&N’s founder and chairman be ousted?

Billionaire Ron Burkle has a fighting chance of ousting Barnes & Noble Inc’s founder and Chairman Leonard Riggio from the top U.S. bookseller’s board and taking a director’s seat. If Burkle doesn’t win at Tuesday’s shareholder meeting, sources tied to this bitter, high-profile battle say he is likely to come back with a bid for … Continue reading

Amazon.com’s bookstore of the future: pay to preview content?

What will Amazon’s bookstore of the future look like? A newly granted Amazon patent hints that people may have to pay if they want to preview excerpts of a book before deciding whether to buy it. The patent, which lists Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos among its inventors, envisions a system in which consumers “pay different … Continue reading

Anger as a private company takes over libraries

A private company in Maryland has taken over public libraries in ailing cities in California, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas, growing into the country’s fifth-largest library system. Now the company, Library Systems and Services, has been hired for the first time to run a system in a relatively healthy city, Santa Clarita, CA, setting off an … Continue reading

Reader Review: "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus"

by Understanding Momma (Bellingham): As I searched for book reviews on the book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" to assist me while I explain in better words and ideas to my classmates, I noticed a few bitter people on here under the impression that the writer has something against women. It is … Continue reading

Foyles outperforms market with profit up 500%

Independent UK bookseller Foyles has increased its operating profit five-fold in the last year (to 30th June) to just under half a million pounds, bucking the trend in the overall market. CEO Sam Husain said: “We’re pleased because we see it as sustainable, it’s not a one-off and it’s not exceptional items that have helped … Continue reading

E-reader users buy, read more books

A Harris Interactive poll finds that people with e-book devices are not only reading more than other Americans (which is unsurprising as one would expect early adopters to be among the heavier readers), but also more than they did before they owned the technology. “At the moment, it is too early to tell for sure, … Continue reading

LA Times Festival of Books to move closer to downtown

The Los Angeles Times announced Wednesday that it is moving the location of its Festival of Books from UCLA to the campus of USC in 2011. The new location near the heart of downtown is anticipated to attract a larger and more diverse group of people to the two-day event. Read more on bookbrowse.com

Reader Review: "All Over But The Shoutin’"

by Liz Meyers (Michigan now,born in Tennessee): In reading this book, it took me back to when I was a child traveling in the backseat of our old car over to grandma’s homemade house on White river in Arkansas. My daddy was from Hamilton, Alabama and his daddy was run out of there to Ark … Continue reading

Reader Review: "The Sugar King of Havana"

by Hortensia (Cuban born residing in Miami): A must read for every Cuban. An enjoyable reading for anyone who loves to read. It has been delightful to read about episodes and life styles that were forgotten but brought to life with such amenity and exactitude. I borrowed the book from the local library, but I … Continue reading