- The action by Barnes and Noble follows the publisher of the book striking an exclusive agreement to make copies available first on Amazon.com for two weeks.

Other headlines for [BKS]

• BKS 11/21/2008 09:29am
  Barnes and Noble Inc Price Target lowered to $18 from $31 at CL King
  
• BKS 11/21/2008 06:27am
  Barnes and Noble Inc Price Target lowered to $10 from $14 at Merrill, maintains underperform rating
  
• BKS 11/20/2008 10:15am
  Barnes and Noble Inc Exec: Borrowing capacity significantly exceeds current needs - conf call
  
• BKS 11/20/2008 08:31am
  Barnes and Noble Inc Reports Q3 -$0.21 v -$0.16e (ex items), R $1.12B v $1.17Be, SSS -7.4% y/y- Guides Q4 EPS $1.40-1.70 v $1.65e - Guides Q4 SSS -9% to -6% - Guides FY08 EPS $1.30-1.60 v $1.63e ($1.70-1.90 prior more...
  
• BKS 11/13/2008 06:13am
  Barnes and Noble Inc Price Target lowered to $14 from $16 at Merrill, maintains underperform rating
  

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