Barnes & Noble is sold to a hedge fund [Los Angeles Times (CA)]
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Barnes & Noble is sold to a hedge fund Barnes & Noble Inc. is being acquired by a hedge fund for $476 million and will be taken private. The national chain that many blamed for the demise of independent bookstores has been ravaged by Amazon.com Inc. and other online sellers, but it remains a key outlet for publishers. On Friday, it was acquired by Elliott Management and — in a twist — is likely to become a national chain with a business model more like that of a local bookstore. A year ago, Elliott bought Waterstones, a U.K. book chain that has successfully navigated through the online/e-reader revolution by returning a lot of autonomy to the managers of its nearly 300 stores, who can select books that they believe local readers want. The man who runs that U.K. chain — James Daunt — will become chief executive of Barnes & Noble, and he said that is what he has in mind. Leonard Riggio acquired the century-old Barnes & Noble in the 1970s, including its flagship Manhattan store. He pursu
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