Another clue that Barnes & Noble is circling back to its print origins March 18, 2015 – Posted in: books in design, Bookselling / Collecting, Content, product design

Coming soon to a Barnes & Noble near you are these newly redesigned shopping bags featuring the first pages from classic novels. The goal of the new design is to promote the physical experience of visiting a store and handling printed books while sharing text and illustrations from select classics. “The bag serves as advertisement and reminder of the bookstore and thus is an essential part of the brand’s communications…However, this new shopping bag series does…

Barnes & Noble is going back to its roots, shifts focus back to print November 12, 2014 – Posted in: Bookselling / Collecting, bookshops, Content, Video

Granted they just announced a new bundling program for the holiday season, ‘B&N Sync Up!’ where you can buy one or more paperbacks from a specially curated selection and get the NOOK Book digital edition for just $4.99 but if you look a little closer at two other recent moves you just might get a glimpse of where they world’s largest bookstore chain is heading. 1. B&N enters the print on demand business. “With the introduction of the NOOK Press…

Waterstone’s and Barnes & Noble Tilt Toward the Screen May 19, 2010

“In the clash between the conventions of the book and the protocols of the screen, the screen will prevail” -Kevin Kelly, Scan This Book!, and duly noted in David Shields Reality Manifesto (76) Waterstone’s, the UK’s largest bookseller, has just completed an extreme brand makeover. The centerpiece is a complete reworking of their logo; out with the caps and serifs, in with lowercase and sans. The slogan for the campaign announcing the visual shift is…

Barnes & Noble Opens New Store In…Kathmandu? September 23, 2009

Is Barnes & Noble trying to conquer the Asian book market beginning from the continent’s highest altitude to it’s lowest? Attempting to provide Mt. Everest climbers with reading material for the schlep up and down? Has the executive suite at Barnes & Noble filled with hashish smoke, courtesy of Kathmandu’s famed Eden Hashish Centre? When Maria and Gim, two travelers reporting on their Around the World in 90 Days tour for Travelblog, were recently walking…

Shop at Barnes & Noble : Help the Kids at 497941 March 26, 2009

The Barnes & Noble in my neighborhood is having a Book Fair for a local pre-school. Its one of those ‘a portion of the proceeds’ events where a little piece of your purchase goes their way. These days this is nothing to sneeze at and should be commended. But here’s the kicker: For the school to benefit you must mention this code when purchasing: 497941 Granted you can shop at any B&N during the allotted…

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