Barnes & Noble's Finance Chief Quits

Barnes & Noble's Finance Chief Quits

Barnes & Noble's CFO resigned amid the bookseller's shift to digital technologies, naming Controller Allen Lindstrom as interim CFO.

Senh: E-books are the wave of the future. Their e-reader, the Nook, has been successful. It is convenient when you can get a book to read within minutes. Physical books aren't dead yet, and I suspect that they'll still be a major source of their revenue for a few more years.

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