34 posts and columns on Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg

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Nook Loses Ground in Tablet War

in Mobile on January 3 at 9:12 am PT

Revenue at the bookseller’s Nook segment, which includes all the Nook devices, digital content, plus accessories, fell 12.6% to $311 million for the nine-week compared with the same period a year ago, the company said Thursday.

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News Corp. Unit Interested in Penguin Group

in Voices on October 28, 2012 at 6:23 pm PT

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has expressed interest in buying book publisher Penguin Group, potentially undermining merger discussions between Penguin and Random House, people familiar with the situation said.

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Barnes & Noble Warns of Data Breach

in News on October 24, 2012 at 6:40 am PT

Barnes & Noble Inc. said customers at 63 stores in nine states may have had their credit-card information stolen.

J.K. Rowling’s Website Starts Selling Harry Potter E-Books

in Media on March 27, 2012 at 6:03 am PT

It didn’t take a Hogwarts magician to know this day would eventually come. The bookstore feature of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore website went live Tuesday, enabling English-language readers to buy the digital editions of all seven Harry Potter novels—and the audiobook editions—from anywhere in the world. Editions in French, Italian, German and Spanish will be the next wave.

U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers

in News on March 7, 2012 at 9:07 pm PT

The Justice Department has warned Apple Inc. and five of the biggest U.S. publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, according to people familiar with the matter.