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Barnes & Noble Up for Sale

Barnes & Noble has put itself up for sale, struggling amid a changing landscape for book sales. Chairman Len Riggio is considering a bid.

Senh: A surprise to me. Barnes & Noble, the biggest bookstore in the U.S. Now for sale. Amazon beat them to the punch in online book sales, and they've also beaten them to e-book and e-reader sales. Very sad.

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