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Google Inc. shares rose to a record after the company unveiled a subscription music-streaming service and overhauled its online maps, part of several product updates aimed at attracting more users and advertisers.
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Barnes & Noble Inc.’s surprise loss during what’s usually its most profitable quarter was triggered by a 26 percent sales drop at Nook, the only segment that had been growing and is essential to aiding a shift to e-books.
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Netflix Inc. plans to separate its mail-order DVD business from movie streaming, a move the company said will give both businesses a better chance to grow.
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Google Inc. , owner of the world’s most popular search engine, is starting an electronic book- selling service today with almost 4,000 publishers, in a challenge to Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc.
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Yahoo! Inc., which named Google’s Marissa Mayer as its new chief yesterday, is pushing for a larger share of the online video audience with “Electric City,” an animated sci-fi series featuring Tom Hanks.
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When Laura Provenzano checks the DVD top-seller lists at retailers such as Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Best Buy (BBY), she often sees a small distributor’s fare edge out the latest Hollywood movie titles. A vice president of purchasing and marketing at music and video distributor Alliance Entertainment in Coral Springs, Fla., Provenzano buys from dozens of entertainment companies around the world.
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While the feature-packed Apple Inc. iPad and other tablets grab headlines, Kobo Chief Executive Officer Michael Serbinis remains enamored with the simple e- reader.
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Amazon.com Inc. , the world’s largest online retailer, plans to introduce the next version of its Kindle electronic-book reader in August, according to two people familiar with its plans.
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Barnes & Noble Inc. , under pressure from activist investor Ron Burkle , put itself up for sale as a shift to digital books led to losses at the biggest U.S. bookstore chain. The stock jumped the most in a decade.
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