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Barnes & Noble Cuts Nook Tablet Prices As New Kindle Rumors SurfaceTechCrunch • Tue, Aug 14, 2012
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Barnes & Noble F2Q10 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Nov 24, 2009
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Barnes & Noble F2Q09 (Qtr End 8/1/09) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Aug 20, 2009
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Mar 19, 2009
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Barnes & Noble Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Nov 20, 2008
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call TranscriptThu, May 22, 2008
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Barnes & Noble F4Q07 (Qtr End 2/2/08) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Mar 20, 2008 • 1 Comment
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Barnes & Noble F3Q07 (Qtr End 11/3/07) Earnings Call TranscriptTue, Nov 20, 2007
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Barnes & Noble F2Q07 (Qtr End 8/4/07) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Aug 23, 2007
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Barnes & Noble F1Q07 (Qtr End 5/5/07) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, May 24, 2007
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Barnes & Noble F4Q06 (Qtr End 02/03/07) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Mar 22, 2007
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Barnes & Noble F3Q06 (Qtr End 10/28/06) Earnings Call TranscriptThu, Nov 16, 2006
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Barnes & Noble Q2 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (BKS)Thu, Aug 17, 2006
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. Q1 2006 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (BKS)Fri, May 19, 2006
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Barnes & Noble Q4 2005 Earnings Conference Call Transcript (BKS)Fri, Mar 17, 2006
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. (Barnes & Noble or the Company), the nation’s largest bookseller1, as of January 31, 2009 operated 778 bookstores and a website. Of the 778 bookstores, 726 operate primarily under the Barnes & Noble Booksellers trade name (35 of which were opened during the 52 weeks ended... More
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- Wednesday, June 12, 4:16 PM Microsoft (MSFT) isn't interested in Nook Media's (BKS -6.1%) digital assets, sources tell dealReporter. The report led Barnes & Noble shares to dive over the final 15 minutes of trading. TechCrunch reported of Microsoft's interest in Nook Media last month, but a source later told Insider Monkey Microsoft "has no intention" of making a deal. Comment! [Tech, Consumer, On the Move, M&A]
- Monday, May 13, 1:52 PM "This deal was nothing more than a rumor ... [Microsoft] has no intention of acquiring the NOOK unit. NOOK is closely integrated with Android ... The acquisition is not happening in the foreseeable future as Microsoft Corporation is assessing its options at this time." Thus speaks a Microsoft (MSFT) source to Insider Monkey, strongly refuting a TechCrunch report about an offer to buy Nook Media's digital assets for $1B. Barnes & Noble (BKS -14.1%) shares have plunged, but for now are still up 13% from where they stood prior to the report. 3 Comments [Tech, M&A, On the Move, Consumer]
- Thursday, May 9, 9:30 AM Investors are racing ahead of analysts over a potential deal by Microsoft to buy Barnes & Noble's (BKS) Nook Media digital assets outright. Stifel Nicolaus analyst David Schick warns it's not clear if B&N's board has even seen the offer and what the full impact will be for the remaining trimmed-down company. No bother, BKS +27.7% premarket anyway. Comment! [Consumer, Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Wednesday, May 8, 10:52 PM Microsoft (MSFT) is offering $1B for Nook Media's (BKS) e-reader, tablet, and e-book ops (but not its college bookstore arm), TechCrunch reports. If true, the valuation assigned to NM is well below the $1.7B given when Microsoft bought a 17.6% stake (diluted to 16.8% by Pearson's investment) in April '12. Documents indicate NM (exc. the college ops) is expected to post FY13 (ended in April) revenue of $1.09B (-10% Y/Y) and an EBITDA loss of $360M, plans to discontinue its tablet line (makes sense, given market share trends), and will focus on content sales. Is such a business worth $1B? Regardless, Barnes & Noble ($1.06B market cap) should see a pop on the report. (FY13 warning) (FQ3 results) 4 Comments [Tech, M&A, Consumer]
- Monday, October 15, 2012, 4:05 AM Amazon (AMZN) is in negotiations to acquire TI's (TXN) cellular-chip operations in a deal that would be worth billions of dollars, the Calcalist Israeli newspaper reports. TI, whose chips are used in Kindle devices and Barnes & Nobles' (BKS) Nooks, has already said it won't invest in supporting its customers' plans for smartphones and tablets to the same extent as previously. 9 Comments [Tech, Consumer, M&A]
- Monday, April 30, 2012, 7:27 AM Barnes & Noble (BKS) +79% premarket as Microsoft (MSFT) wades into e-books with a $300M investment in the company's Nook and College operation. 9to5mac notes the deal seemingly puts an end to patent litigation between the companies and that BKS would seem to be abandoning Android as their future e-Reader OS. 1 Comment [Tech, M&A, On the Move]
- Friday, March 16, 2012, 6:16 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS) +1.8% AH after shareholder G Asset Management offers to buy 51% of the company's college bookstore business for $460M. The business, which B&N bought for $596M in 2009, is a cash cow, but its sales fell 3% Y/Y in the January quarter, as online competition begins to have an impact. 1 Comment [Consumer, M&A, On the Move]
- Friday, January 6, 2012, 11:13 AM One of Michael Humphrey's five reasons Google (GOOG) should buy Nook (BKS): "If Google, whose OS powers the current Nook, were to enter the hardware sector, why not do it with a machine that has already proven itself?" But if you believed Google "has no idea" how to run a global hardware business when it announced its deal with Motorola, wouldn't that still apply today? Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Thursday, January 5, 2012, 5:14 PM The planned spinoff of Barnes & Noble's (BKS) Nook business could make it an acquisition target, claims Maxim Group's John Tinker. With $1.5B in e-book/e-reader revenue, a price/sales multiple of 1x would translate into a $22/share buyout price, nearly twice B&N's current level. But Amazon's aggressive pricing and the Kindle Fire's early success could put some would-be buyers on edge. (earlier) 1 Comment [Tech, Quick Ideas, M&A]
- Thursday, January 5, 2012, 12:47 PM Doug McIntyre speculates Sony (SNE -3.1%) could be a viable partner for Barnes & Noble (BKS -21.7%) and take a large equity position in a Nook spinoff. If the $750M 2012 sales forecast for BKS digital content is right, a Nook company could be worth $3B-$4B. BKS shareholders could retain a majority interest in Nook, which "may be more worth more than Barnes & Noble is in its entirety today." Comment! [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Friday, November 11, 2011, 12:55 PM Shares of Barnes & Noble (BKS) pare back earlier strong gains, now up only 2.8%, after a report tips the firm denies Liberty Media (LCAPA +2.3%) is making a play to buy the company. Comment! [On the Move, M&A]
- Friday, November 11, 2011, 12:10 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS +8.9%) shares soar to three-month highs on speculation that Liberty Media (LCAPA +2.5%) may buy the rest of the company. Liberty may be setting up a $1.5B credit facility to help fund a purchase of the bookstore chain, Phoenix Partners analyst Robert Routh says. Comment! [M&A, Consumer, On the Move]
- Thursday, August 18, 2011, 4:56 PM Barnes & Noble (BKS) says Liberty Media (LCAPA) has agreed to buy $204M in preferred stock of the book retailer, which works out to a 16.6% stake. Liberty Media's investment is "a strong endorsement of our overall business," BKS chairman Leonard Riggio says, but he had been hoping for something bigger. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
- Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 3:35 PM Liberty Media (LCAPA -0.4%) is still in talks with Barnes & Noble (BKS -9.8%), but financing constraints reportedly might lead to a share investment instead of whole-company acquisition. No other retailer is believed to be looking at an offer for Barnes & Noble, which puts Liberty Media in the catbird seat. Comment! [Consumer, M&A]
- Thursday, August 4, 2011, 9:16 AM Following yesterday's New York Post report, Barclays' Alan Rifkin considers it unlikely that Barnes & Noble (BKS) will be acquired by Liberty Media (LCAPA). In the absence of a deal, Rifkin thinks the negative impact of a "competitive e-commerce environment" and "a push toward lower margin e-readers" could drive BKS shares down to $14. Comment! [Consumer, Tech, M&A, Quick Ideas]
- Thursday, July 7, 2011, 10:06 AM John Malone calls Liberty Media's (LCAPA +2%) $17/share offer for Barnes & Noble (BKS +1.5%) "a bit of a flier for us" in the face of stiff e-reader competition, but adds he likes the brick-and-mortar advantage the firm has with publishers. Liberty is reported to be in the due diligence phase of its acquisition push for the bookseller. Comment! [M&A, Consumer]
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Peter Larson
Just got an app developer survey from Nook, due May 31. Wonder if they have something planned in early June. $BKS - View all 0 replies
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Alexander Paslawsky
$BKS target of 22.5 achieved. Unloaded entire position of deep in the money calls at the open. Congrats longs!! - View all 2 replies
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David Jackson
$BKS says it will offer $GOOG's Google Play apps on its Nook. Would that make you buy a Nook? Is this a threat to $AMZN's Kindle business? - View all 14 replies
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bd4uandu: Seems that any tablet or computer with the kindle app can be used as a eReader. Why buy a Nook? The kindle I can go from one device to... -
bd4uandu: another with out even loosing my place. The Nook is probably similar but Amazons content is the tie breaker.
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Dave Dierking
Can't argue with any on this list...5 companies that will be gone in 5 years - http://yhoo.it/16PCXdK $JCP $SPLS $SHLD $RSH $BKS - View all 7 replies
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Steffen Jørgensen: I partly agree. SPLS's online and tablet sales are increasing, but there are strong online-competitors. I doubt they will begone in 5 years -
Steffen Jørgensen: I partly agree. SPLS's online and tablet sales are increasing, but there are strong online-competitors. I doubt they will begone in 5 years
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Alexander Paslawsky: watch for heavy resistance @ 17.60....I think we are heading to 21 at least
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Alexander Paslawsky
It's pretty ridiculous that Motley Fool publishes a new article almost every day bashing $BKS as the stock continues to rise. #amateurhour - View all 0 replies
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Ryan Mallory
Morning Coffee, Day Trading Watchlist: $AFFY $BKS $DDD | by @wallstreetnole http://bit.ly/W7ti19 - View all 0 replies
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David Jackson
Goodreads.com has 15MM users and is "exploding in popularity". Is it a threat to $AMZN and $BKS? - View all 4 replies
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David Jackson: Do they have an affiliate deal with any online book sellers?
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Alexander Paslawsky
$BKS target of 22.5 achieved. Unloaded entire position of deep in the money calls at the open. Congrats longs!! - View all 2 replies
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David Jackson
$BKS says it will offer $GOOG's Google Play apps on its Nook. Would that make you buy a Nook? Is this a threat to $AMZN's Kindle business? - View all 14 replies
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bd4uandu: Seems that any tablet or computer with the kindle app can be used as a eReader. Why buy a Nook? The kindle I can go from one device to...
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bd4uandu: another with out even loosing my place. The Nook is probably similar but Amazons content is the tie breaker.
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Dave Dierking
Can't argue with any on this list...5 companies that will be gone in 5 years - http://yhoo.it/16PCXdK $JCP $SPLS $SHLD $RSH $BKS - View all 7 replies
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Steffen Jørgensen: I partly agree. SPLS's online and tablet sales are increasing, but there are strong online-competitors. I doubt they will begone in 5 years
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Steffen Jørgensen: I partly agree. SPLS's online and tablet sales are increasing, but there are strong online-competitors. I doubt they will begone in 5 years
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Alexander Paslawsky: watch for heavy resistance @ 17.60....I think we are heading to 21 at least
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David Jackson
Goodreads.com has 15MM users and is "exploding in popularity". Is it a threat to $AMZN and $BKS? - View all 4 replies
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David Jackson: Do they have an affiliate deal with any online book sellers?
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David Jackson
David Pogue says the best tablets are Kindle PaperWhite, Nook HD and iPad Mini. Implications for $AMZN $BKS $AAPL? - View all 8 replies
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Brian Nichols: I bought the 1st Kindle Fire, Nook, and also own an iPad 2. The kindle is a second tier tablet, Nook surprisingly good, iPad by far the best -
David Jackson: Brian, have you tried the iPad mini? If so, do you prefer it to the full-size iPad?
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OneLongTrade
http://bit.ly/KdEbH8 - Karen Finerman's got some terrible timing (last year she said short BKS before an AH announcement popped it - View all 7 replies
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iadops40: that's how the game works. NOK BBY GRP-RETIRED, I hate to say it, but if you are investing in these companies then you deserve to get shorted imo
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Bill Maurer
BKS opened and traded around $26 on MSFT deal. Now at $22. Predictions for close? $16, 18, $20, or $25? - View all 1 replies
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bigfoot: I predict it will close between $22 and $23, but fall to $21 by the end of the week.
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Michael Bryant
Really?? Barnes & Noble (BKS) currently up 63% "on Microsoft deal." Don't you think that a little excessive? http://on.mktw.net/IA0uGs - View all 3 replies
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Josh Krause: Stock was being circled by vultures for imminent bankruptcy. Whole lot of shorts get scared with $300M cash injections by major players. -
mun2000: agree with you here we are in the world of OZ everything is posible short time after a while the pumps lose power and will fall
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bigfoot: It retreated a bit first, but the breakout through $14.10 seems solid.
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young shil
Is it possible to find out number of shares traded in a particular day for all price ranges. I m looking for BKS. Appreiate ur help. - View all 1 replies
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