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Jeff Bezos Was Once Told By A Harvard Student To Sell Amazon To Barnes & Noble And 'Get Out': The Entrepreneur Did This Instead

A Harvard Business School student once told Jeff Bezos that Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) had little chance against traditional retailers and should sell to Barnes Noble and cash in while he could.

Benzinga

The six best e-readers in the US, for every kind of book lover

Whether you’re on a budget, looking for an easy way to read when you travel, or want one for kids, here are our picks for the best ebook readers

The Guardian - US

‘Y’all I almost cried’: Orlando college student goes to Barnes & Noble. He can’t believe what it looks like now

Barnes Noble has made a recent shift in its aesthetics, and many customers aren’t happy about it. An Orlando college student, for one, found a store that survived the impact of remodels and said he was “almost brought to tears” in a TikTok that has more than 7.8 million views.

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From ‘rizz’ to ‘dad bod’: Merriam-Webster adds 5,000 new words to dictionary

‘Hard pass,’ ‘adulting’ and ‘cancel culture’ are all included

The Independent UK

Waterstones opens 10 new stores a year as younger adults embrace reading

Bookshop chain says people are keen to escape their screens and says rise in sales is partly down to BookTok

The Guardian - UK

9 Retail Store Memberships That No Longer Pay for Themselves

A paid retail membership can be a great way to access exclusive discounts and perks that save you money in the long run. However, many of these programs have been devalued over the years, with rising fees and diminishing benefits. As consumers scrutinize their budgets in 2025, they are finding…

Grocery Coupon Guide

‘Crazy to think’: Serial booty-sniffer’s pastime halted by police as city breathes collective sigh of relief

It wasn't the first time he got caught.

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Jeff Bezos launched his Amazon empire in a rented garage and held team meetings at a local Barnes & Noble. Now his ‘everything store’ is worth $2.4 trillion

Amazon's trajectory from a rented garage to a $2.4 trillion enterprise is now business legend.

Fortune

Book publishers see surging interest in the US Constitution and print new editions

The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution aren't only being read in classrooms these days

The Independent UK

Founders of Black-owned brands adapt their hopes and business plans for a post-DEI era

The Black creators of some consumers products are rethinking their business plans as major U.S. companies end or water down their diversity, equity and inclusion programs

The Independent UK

'Sunrise' arrives at midnight for fans celebrating release of new 'Hunger Games' novel

Bookstores worldwide hosted midnight parties for “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth installment in Suzanne Collins' “Hunger Games” series

The Independent UK

What standing all day at work can do to your body

Spending all day standing can take a toll on a worker’s body

The Independent UK

Kurt Vonnegut's lost board game is back in stores after 70 years of obscurity and one sold-out print run

GHQ is a wargame—of sorts.

PC Gamer

Barnes & Noble adding 60 bookstores

The brick-and-mortar book retailer credits a boost from TikTok's "BookTok"

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YouTube multimillionaire Ms. Rachel reveals her secrets to becoming the 'Taylor Swift for toddlers'

Her pink headband, denim overalls, and sing-songy voice were not by happenstance. The entrepreneur has a method to her madness.

The Independent UK

Leonard Riggio, who forged a bookselling empire at Barnes & Noble, dead at 83

Leonard Riggio, a brash, self-styled underdog who transformed the publishing industry by building Barnes & Noble into the country’s most powerful bookseller but later saw his company overtaken by the rise of Amazon

International Business Times UK

Newport Mall Shooting: Witness Saw Patricia McKay 'Fighting With Two Guys Over Her Purse' And Get Run Over

The incident unfolded in broad daylight while Patricia and Doug McKay were at the mall, standing outside a Barnes & Noble bookstore when they were suddenly targeted.

International Business Times UK

Thieves Love Stealing And Reselling These Toys; They're Stolen As Often As Handbags And iPhones

Wichita Lego stores saw a surge in thefts (19 between Jan and May) targeting Star Wars and Indiana Jones sets.

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Is Barnes & Noble Education the Nostalgia Play You Need?

Despite Barnes & Noble Education (BNED)’s efforts to revamp its financial footing through strategic shifts and leadership changes, its shares are caught in a downward spiral. Can these changes revive their relevance in today’s digital-driven educational landscape? Let’s uncover if BNED's strategic shifts make it a nostalgic investment opportunity or…

Reason

Georgia Independent Bookstore Sues Jail Over Policy Banning Book Shipments

Officials claim the policy is intended to prevent people from smuggling in contraband, but it allows shipments from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

The Guardian - US

Barnes & Noble workers plan union drive at largest US bookstore chain

Despite pushback from CEO James Daunt, employees are organizing for better pay, ‘dignity’ and working conditions

Bored Panda

Oscar-Winning Author And Illustrator Charlie Mackesy Shows That Nothing Can Beat Kindness

We live in a world which is obsessed with achieving things, yet Charlie Mackesy is trying to tell us that kindness and love are just as important and just as valuable, even more valuable, than any other kind of success. The post Oscar-Winning Author And Illustrator Charlie Mackesy Shows That…

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"You've Got Mail" in a disappearing NY

Nora Ephron's 1998 rom-com delivers timeless messages about love, but also about what we lose embracing capitalism

Wallpaper

This winter’s most stylish fashion books revisit the greats, from Coco Chanel to Karl Lagerfeld

Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld are the subjects of the season’s most transporting fashion books, ready to sustain the style-conscious bibliophile through the cold winter months

The Walrus

Indigo May Have Lost the Plot

Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?

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