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    Barnes & Noble considers separating Nook e-book business

    Posted January 5, 2012 - 3:43 pm

    Bookseller Barnes & Noble warns that full-year losses will be worse than expected and said it is considering separating its Nook e-book business from the retail operation.

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    Margin shortfall hammers Amazon shares

    Posted January 27, 2011 - 7:23 pm

    Whatever excitement shareholders of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) felt after the online retailer's stock gained 5.2 percent in regular trading quickly evaporated after hours following the company's fourth quarter earnings report that showed lower operating margins than expected.

  • How can public libraries shift to the digital age?

    Posted January 4, 2011 - 3:00 pm

    Public libraries are undergoing huge changes in the shift from analog to digital media. Some large city libraries have hired digital strategists to help them take appropriate steps in this transition. Smaller or poorer libraries don't have the benefit of having a full-time staff person working on the transition. To keep those libraries from falling behind, it makes sense to devise a national plan for this transition – a plan that will unfold in increments over the next ten years. With such a plan in place, libraries – and the communities they serve – will have a good idea of where their own libraries are in the transition.

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    Google announces that it will sell books. But should it?

    Posted May 4, 2010 - 2:06 pm

    Google will open an online bookstore this summer, competing directly against Apple, Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. Unlike most competitors, Google plans to support many devices, and offer books from a wide range of sites.

  • Smart Tech for Small BizRSS

    Three Options for Employee Self Training

    Posted October 6, 2009 - 5:55 pm

    I know people who used to make a fat living off training, but that train has slowed if not derailed. Well, not the “Train of Knowledge” all employees need to do their job better, but the gravy train of fat training contracts and fatter per diem checks for traveling around the country.

  • Summer Reading for Security Pros: Schneier or Sagan?

    Posted June 8, 2009 - 10:55 am

    A rundown of what some security pros are reading these days, or what they would be reading if stranded on a desert island.

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