Investment
Firm Makes Proposal for 51% of B&N
The private investment firm G Asset Management said Friday afternoon that it made a proposal to Barnes & Noble Thursday night to acquire a controlling interest in the company in a deal that would value B&N at $22 per share. B&N wasn't commenting on the offer and analysts consider it a long shot that the deal will get done. more »
The private investment firm G Asset Management said Friday afternoon that it made a proposal to Barnes & Noble Thursday night to acquire a controlling interest in the company in a deal that would value B&N at $22 per share. B&N wasn't commenting on the offer and analysts consider it a long shot that the deal will get done. more »
Cuckoo Calls
Again : J.K. Rowling has mapped out a series of up to seven
crime novels featuring the character of private investigator Cormoran Strike,
in a repeat of the approach taken in her popular Harry Potter books.
Amtrak to Give
Writers a Free Ride : Amtrak has begun offering "writers’
residencies" to, well, writers – long roundtrip rides aboard Amtrak trains
dedicated solely for the purpose of writing.
Jobs Axed as
Digital Shop Collapses: Dozens of jobs have been axed after a
digital book retailer collapsed into administration. A total of 24 of the 50
staff at U.K.-based Computer Bookshops have lost their jobs after
administrators from Grant Thornton were called in.
Review Byline
Tally Shows Gender Gap : In its annual count of male and female
bylines in book reviews, magazines and literary journals, VIDA, a women’s
literary organization, revealed that in 2013, the publications still largely
favored men over women.
At 90, She's
Still Running the Store : Socorro Ramos and her 150-store book
chain in the Philippines, profiled by Mitch Albom.
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