Diamond Comic Distributors Highlights Television Director Eric Dean Seaton & Legend of the Mantamaji in PreviewsWorld.com Article
PRWeb - Thu Feb 12, 1:45PM CST
Television director Eric Dean Seaton was profiled by Diamond Comics Distributors through its PreviewsWorld.com website as a part of their focus on Black History Month. Seaton, a critically-acclaimed episodic director whose hits include NBC's Undateable, TBS's Ground Floor, Disney's Austin & Ally, That's So Raven and Nickelodeon's Belle and the Bulldogs, is also the creator of the Legend of the Mantamaji graphic novel series. PreviewsWorld.com talked with Seaton about what Black History Month means in the world of comics, how his TV background influenced his graphic novel series and the launch of the third book in the Legend of the Mantamaji series [available in comic book shops, Barnes & Noble bookstores, local libraries and online at Amazon.com, LegendoftheMantamaji.com and Comixology.com .
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble (BKS) Upgraded From Sell to Buy
at The Street - Thu Feb 12, 10:00AM CST
Barnes & Noble (BKS) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from Sell to Buy with a ratings score of B-.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
"When You Went Away" Published by Fresh Harvest's Partner, The Story Plant, Reaches #1 on Barnes and Noble's Top 100 Bestselling NOOK Books
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Feb 11, 8:17AM CST
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / February 11, 2015 / Fresh Harvest Products, Inc. "Fresh Harvest" (OTC: FRHV) today announced that The Story Plant's recently published novel, 'When You Went Away,' written by Michael Baron, has reached #1 on Barnes & Noble's Top 100 bestselling NOOK books.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble Announces the Winner of the First Annual Barnes & Noble Cookie Bake-Off!
Business Wire - Tue Feb 10, 10:00AM CST
--Winner Receives a Prize of $2,500 and Will Have Her Delicious Triple Ginger Spice Crinkles Cookie Produced and Sold at Barnes & Noble Cafes Nationwide During the 2015 Holiday Season
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble Announces Fiscal 2015 Third Quarter Earnings Release Date and Conference Call Webcast
Business Wire - Tue Feb 10, 10:00AM CST
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) today announced the company will report fiscal 2015 third quarter earnings results on Tuesday, March 10th, before the market opens. The company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 AM Eastern Time on Tuesday, March 10th, to review the company's financial results and operations.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble Announces the Finalists for the 24th Annual Discover Great New Writers Awards
Business Wire - Tue Feb 03, 8:43AM CST
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the six finalists for its prestigious 2014 Discover Great New Writers Awards. The Discover Great New Writers program, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, recognizes great fiction and nonfiction debuts from authors at the start of their careers. Since 1990, the program has introduced readers to more than 1,800 extraordinary literary talents, many of whom have gone on to become household names.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Genius Brands International Partners With FatRedCouch to Create Apps for Animated Children's Series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab
Marketwired - Mon Feb 02, 8:00AM CST
Genius Brands International, Inc. "GBI" (OTCQB: GNUS), a global brand management company dedicated to providing entertaining and enriching 'content with a purpose' for toddlers to tweens, announces a partnership with FatRedCouch, Inc. on the production of apps for GBI's new animated children's series, Thomas Edison's Secret Lab.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble announces special promotion for Chinese New Year
M2 - Sat Jan 31, 12:48AM CST
New York, NY -- Barnes & Noble today announced a booksigning with Savio Chan, the bestselling Chinese-American author and President of US-China Partners, Inc. The booksigning will take place at the Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue store in Manhattan (555 Fifth Avenue, corner of 46 th Street) on February 10 at 11:30 a.m.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Celebrated Pennsylvania Author Sally Wiener Grotta to Appear at Barnes & Noble (Wilkes Barre, PA)
PRWeb - Thu Jan 29, 9:12AM CST
Continuing on her book tour, Sally Wiener Grotta will appear this Saturday, January 31st , 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Wilkes Barre PA Barnes & Noble (421 Arena Hub Plaza). She will be signing copies of her critically acclaimed new novel "The Winter Boy" which will be available for sale.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Nordstrom Plans to Open Another Rack Store in California - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Jan 27, 5:56PM CST
Taking its store-expansion strategy another step forward, Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) announced its plan to open a new Rack store in Cerritos, CA.
BBY: 39.11 (-0.08), JWN: 79.41 (+0.04), BKS: 24.51 (+0.07), RL: 135.20 (-0.60)
Outskirts Press Reveals Top 10 Marketing Tactics from December 2014
PRWeb - Tue Jan 27, 12:35PM CST
These are the marketing products and tactics determined to be most popular by Outskirts Press authors for the month of December 2014, listed below in alphabetical order: Amazon Cover Enhancement: Authors can get their cover on Amazon faster or enhance the way it looks to increase exposure. Amazon Extreme Package: Authors can save 25% on 3 marketing services focused on Amazon.com. This package includes a Kindle edition of the book, participation in the Amazon Search Inside the Book and Amazon Cover Enhancement. Amazon Kindle Submission Service: Creates availability on Amazon's Kindle ebook reading device. More formats on Amazon means more exposure on Amazon, and the Kindle is heavily promoted by Amazon. Barnes & Noble NOOK Submission Service: Millions of books are available on Barnes & Noble's NOOK. If a book isn't one of them, it's missing out on tapping a very important, and growing, market of readers. Boston Review Co-op Ad: This option allows authors to promote their book to the 30,000 intellectual readers of Boston Review for a fraction of what it would cost to do on their own. Custom Press Release: Have a professional press release writer compose an original, unique press release, submitted for review/approval, and then distributed to the news wire service. Foreword Book Award Contest: Winning a book award helps separates authors and their book from the rest, especially when it is the coveted "Book of the Year" award, held annually by industry trade magazine, ForeWord. Google Books Preview Program Submission: An inexpensive and extremely effective way for authors to get their book in front of millions of readers quickly and easily. Personal Marketing Assistant: Need help developing a book marketing plan? Arranging book signings? Establishing/developing a author platform? Hire a Personal Marketing Assistant today. PR Publicist Campaign: Imagine having a publicist handle a custom press release distribution with targeted distribution and phone call follow-up? Imagine receiving the media leads personally and a clipping service that notifies the author whenever their book is mentioned on the Internet.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
City National and Barnes & Noble Donate 65,000 New Books Valued at Over $200,000 to Schools and Nonprofits in Four States
GlobeNewswire - Mon Jan 26, 2:36PM CST
City National Bank's Reading is The way up(R) nonprofit literacy program, in partnership with Barnes & Noble, today announced the donation of 65,000 new books valued at more than $200,000 to 33 schools and nonprofit organizations in California, Nevada, New York City, and Nashville, Tennessee.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07), CYN: 90.32 (+0.49)
The Karmic Interactions of Near-Death Experiences and the Spiritual But Not Religious Theme Detailed in Epic Adventure Story that has Received Dozens of 5-Star Reviews
PRWeb - Mon Jan 26, 9:15AM CST
The karmic interactions of near-death experiences coupled with the "spiritual but not religious" theme set apart a controversial new title carried by Amazon, Barnes & Noble and New Leaf Distributing Company. 'An Upraised Chalice' has received dozens of 5 Star reviews and is described as spiritual adventure story spanning the earth. According to ASEMC Press, many are looking for answers to age old questions that organized religion can no longer adequately address. The book features an epic quest for understanding and is indicative of the new spiritual paradigm moving across America.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
7 Must-Read Business and Career Books Coming Out This Week
at The Street - Sun Jan 25, 7:53AM CST
The list of must-read books coming out this week really span the gamut from real estate secrets to decoding bitcoin.
AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), BKS: 24.51 (+0.07), Z: 106.50 (+1.75)
Shares of Barnes & Noble out ahead of the pack
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Jan 23, 12:22PM CST
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble Announces the "NOOK(R) Reading Challenge" to Inspire People to Read More in 2015
Business Wire - Thu Jan 22, 7:30AM CST
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the NOOK Reading Challenge, a social media-based reading challenge with the goal of inspiring participants to read more and interact with their friends and the book community about what they're currently reading. To participate in the challenge, readers have to commit on their Facebook page to read one or more books between January 24 (National Readathon Day) and February 28 using the hashtag #NOOKReadingChallenge.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble Invites Customers to February Children's Storytime Events Where Kids Explore Their Imaginations and Discover a Love of Reading
Business Wire - Thu Jan 22, 7:30AM CST
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the nation's largest retail bookseller and the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced its February 2015 lineup of free Storytime events for children and families, all designed to celebrate the joy of reading. At each event, the stories may be read on the new Samsung Galaxy Tab(R) 4 NOOK(R), a full-featured Android tablet that combines Samsung's leading technology and NOOK's extraordinary content and reading experience.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Barnes & Noble's CEO of Retail group to retire
M2 - Wed Jan 21, 6:04AM CST
Barnes & Noble Inc (NYSE: BKS), a book seller and a retailer of content, digital media and educational products, announced on Tuesday that Mitchell Klipper, CEO of its Retail group, will retire at the end of the fiscal year, ending 2 May 2015.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)
Review: Open e-book format comes with headaches
By ANICK JESDANUN - AP - Wed Jan 21, 5:00AM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — In the world of e-books, you largely have a choice between Amazon's Kindle and everyone else.
AMZN: 381.83 (+4.66), BKS: 24.51 (+0.07), ADBE: 76.51 (+1.92)
Barnes & Noble's retail CEO to retire in May
AP - Tue Jan 20, 1:56PM CST
NEW YORK (AP) — Bookseller Barnes & Noble said Tuesday that the CEO of its retail operations, Mitchell Klipper, will retire at the end of the company's fiscal year in May.
BKS: 24.51 (+0.07)