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BKS: Bull or Bear?

Late summer bestsellers won't be enough to save the bookstores Graphic_rating_sell BKS
+30.21%
in 123 days

Filed under: Competitive strategy, Wal-Mart (WMT), Amazon.com (AMZN), Stocks to Sell

The Wall Street Journal reports (subscription required) of upcoming releases this summer such as Andrew Davidson's The Gargoyle, New York Times reporter David Carr's memoir The Night of the Gun, and Ron Suskind's The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism.

There's a separate article on the release of Stephenie Meyer's book Breaking Dawn, which The Journal calls a "vampire romance novel." Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) said it has sold 250,000 copies in the first 24 hours following the b...
By  Zac Bissonnette   (+13.52%  risk: moderate)  08/04/08 Comment


Books are Becoming More Popular Graphic_rating_buy BKS
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52%
 -11.22%
in 75 days
(closed on 06/12/08)

There is a saying that Alchohol and Pornography will always perform well in a recession. This sentence is pointing to the fact that unemployed people can't afford to maintain positive relationships. This leads to human contact through photographs and self medication. Books are another form of affordable human contact, which is enjoyed by a larger market than Porn.

The internet has made the younger generation more literate than has been estimated. There is no question that education quality is failing in the across the United States, but the impulse to find information is at an all tim

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By  dcgfinancial   (-13.58%  risk: conservative)  03/29/08 Comment


barnes and Noble getting it from both sides Graphic_rating_sell BKS
+49.80%
in 255 days
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of chain bookstores. First off, my cousins own a large independent bookstore in Massachusetts, and, as long as business is good for them, my big "family discount" is safe. However, beyond my personal connections, I don't really like the way that chain bookstores control access to titles, artificially control the bestseller lists, and squeeze out independent booksellers. Frankly, it just creeps me out.
By  Bruce Watson (BloggingStocks)   (+63.67%  risk: moderate)  03/25/08 Comment


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Barnes & Noble Q4 Results In Line, Valuation Compelling Graphic_rating_buy BKS
-45.62%
in 260 days
3/20 - "Barnes & Noble reported Q4 EPS of $1.79, in line with preannounced guidance of $1.76-$1.82 and our estimate of $1.80. Excluding previously disclosed nonrecurring favorable items of $0.10, EPS were $1.69. The company earned $1.84 in 4Q06...Management reaffirmed 2008 EPS guidance of $1.70-$1.90. Excluding $0.21 of favorable items, BKS earned $1.81 in 2007...Barnes & Noble also increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 from $0.15, creating an attractive dividend yield of 3.4%." "We believe an acquisition of Borders by Barnes & Noble, if it were to occur, could create synergies that co...
By  William R. Armstrong (C.L. King)   (-45.72%  risk: moderate)  03/20/08 Comment


Barnes & Noble Good Clients Financial Bite Graphic_rating_sell BKS
+55.08%
in 639 days
Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) announces poor guidance and prepares for the financial scrub brush. With real earnings to be announced several weeks into the future Barnes & Noble has announced that its best customers are its worst financial problem. Most other industries make the most profit on their best customers but not in this case.

At the same time they announce some house keeping about closing an internet distribution center and let slip that their investigation into stock option granting is still underway.

If you read carefully the internet side of the business accounted for ...
By  George Gutowski   (-25.06%  risk: conservative)  03/07/07 Comment





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