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  • Thursday, November 10, 2011, 2:14 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS +7.6%) is rallying hard for the second straight day; shares are now up nearly 30% since the company unveiled its Nook Tablet on Tuesday. Short-covering is likely a factor (46.7% of float shorted as of Oct. 14), though it doesn't hurt that the Nook Tablet's impressive specs have calmed fears B&N would have no answer to Amazon's (AMZN) Kindle Fire. (earlier)
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