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Tags: PUBLISHERS & publishing; BARNES & Noble Inc. -- Trials, litigation, etc.; DISMISSAL & nonsuit; BURKLE, Ron; ELECTRONIC book readers; SONY Corp.; BOOK industry -- Exhibitions
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- News Briefs. // Publishers Weekly;5/10/2010, Vol. 257 Issue 19, p3
This section offers news briefs related to the publishing industry. There is a plan by Hachette UK's Octopus Publishing Group to close Octopus Books USA as part of its reorganization efforts. A lawsuit was filed by Barnes & Noble (B&N) shareholder Ron Burkle against B&N over a poison pill...
- News Briefs. // Publishers Weekly;7/12/2010, Vol. 257 Issue 27, p4
This section offers news briefs related to the publishing industry. Crown Publishing Group has eliminated a number of positions in its illustrated publishing program. Imagine Publishing has been acquired by Charlesbridge Publishing. A lawsuit was filed by financier Ron Burkle against Barnes &...
- Swallowing the Pill. MALESKE, MELISSA // InsideCounsel;Oct2010, Vol. 22 Issue 225, p18
The article discusses a court case which involved billionaire investor Ron Burkle's challenge of the poison pill by Barnes & Noble (B&N). The board of B&N enacted the shareholder rights plan, also called a poison pill, wherein when a shareholder acquires more than 20 percent of stocks, current...
- By Nook or By Crook. Lyons, Dan // Newsweek;5/14/2012, Vol. 159 Issue 20, p7
The article looks at the legal dispute between the software company Microsoft and the bookstore Barnes & Noble regarding claims that the bookseller's Nook e-reader violated Microsoft software patents. Topics include a joint venture partnership between the two companies and lawsuits by the...
- B&N hit with smut charge in Tenn. // Publishers Weekly;12/1/1997, Vol. 244 Issue 49, p12
Reports that a Tennessee County grand jury has indicted the Barnes & Noble bookstore chain for violation of state obscenity statutes for selling three books that contain nude photographs of children. The titles in question, including `Radiant Identities' and `The Last Days of Summer,' as...
- Settlement in B&N obscenity case. Summer, Bob // Publishers Weekly;5/25/1998, Vol. 245 Issue 21, p11
Discusses the Tennessee obscenity case involving Barnes & Noble (B&N). Indictment of B&N; Violation of community standards; Terms of agreement.
- Barnes & Noble to fight Alabama indictment. Milliot, Jim // Publishers Weekly;3/2/1998, Vol. 245 Issue 9, p12
Focuses on a lawsuit filed against Barnes & Noble (B&N) in Alabama. Charges of selling obscene materials regarding the books of Jock Sturges and David Hamilton; Actions brought by Operation Action head Terry Randall; B&N's plea of not guilty; Their fight to protect First Amendment rights.
- A word from the wings: Riggio lashes out at ABA. // Publishers Weekly;6/8/1998, Vol. 245 Issue 23, p10
Reports that Barnes & Noble (B&N) chief executive officer Len Riggio issued an open letter claiming that the American Booksellers Association (ABA) was distorting the issues in its law suits against B&N and Borders. Excerpts from Riggio's letter; Riggio's assertion that the greatest shift in...
- News Briefs. // Publishers Weekly;2/8/2010, Vol. 257 Issue 6, p4
This section offers news briefs on publishers and publishing including a letter sent by investor Ron Burkle to the board of Barnes & Noble asking them to waive the poison pill provision that would make it difficult for him to acquire a larger position in the company, a concern raised by the...
