So, how many of my core predictions have come true? Better Cafe menu/service, check. Espresso POD machines within the stores, check. Beer/wine sales in our Cafe? Check, as of today. Seriously, people...I feel like friggin' Nostradamus! I can't wait to see what our Media Centers look like...and the patterns of our new comfy chairs/couches ( Read more... )

I took a few moments to search Reddit tonight - amongst all the threats, and all your BN hatred. What a surprise! No group exists! Did I NOT hear you right? Were your threats that vacant ( Read more... )

Well, it seems that this is the end of BNLJ - now little more than a ghost of a room.  We went from a silly, innocent, and admittedly boring place to post bookstore stories to a hateful bitch-fest that had nothing positive to say about anything - especially the company that cut our paychecks.  Many of you cursed my presence/participation - but you ( Read more... )

Hey, minions.  I just signed on to BNLJ tonight to read some of the many hateful comments you've all left within my last post.  But I'm admittedly shocked: has no one posted a new discussion in the forum?

No complaints about the new Samsung Nook?  No complaints about The Day the Crayons Quit, or the earlier Get Pop Cultured?  Jesus, people... ( Read more... )

This is a call to all long-term Booksellers, who have been with Barnes & Noble since the Riggio days.

This is a call to what I believe are the many, many employees who joined BN for the love of books - and the desire to surround themselves with the stories that they love.  A lot has changed in our company, and these last few years have been both ( Read more... )