Barnes & Noble, Microsoft team up on Nook, college businesses
Mon, 04/30/2012 - 10:29 EDT - LA Times
An infusion of money from Microsoft Corp. sent Barnes & Noble Inc.'s stock zooming Monday, as the software giant established a way to get back into the e-books business.
- By Karin Hernandez:On Monday, April 30, Microsoft (MSFT), the world's leading software company, announced a $300 million joint partnership with Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS), much to the surprise of the market and the utter delight of Barnes & Noble shareholders, who promptly saw a better than 60% gain in their holdings.
Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8.
Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. say they are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft Corp. say they are teaming up to create a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary that will house the digital and college businesses of the bookseller and include a Nook application for Windows 8....