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The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	South of the Borders The big bookseller warns that weak sales will produce a wider third-quarter loss. If comps keep falling, investors have every right to question the company's vision in paying up for what would have to be considered ineffective changes.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A True Bargain Bookseller Books-Books-A-Million makes the grade. Read all about it.A-Million makes the grade. Read all about it.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Getting a Read on Books-A-Million For investors, the book retailer looks a little pricey at the moment.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2005 Alyce Lomax	A Page-Turner at Borders After some autumnal disappointments, Borders' fourth quarter looks better. After recent disappointments, it's certainly not surprising that investors would react positively.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Books-A-Million's Million The book retailer's earnings were ordinary, but its growth outlook looks enticing.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	No Potter Magic The Half-Blood Prince helps Barnes & Noble grow earnings 55%, but doesn't help the stock.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2005 Rich Smith	Books-A-$1.7 Million Sales growth in a slow-growth industry, banner profits, and a 2.8% dividend to boot? Is Books-A-Million a winner for investors?
The Motley Fool June 21, 2005 Seth Jayson	Hold On to Your Million Books-A-Million is undervalued at $10 a share. Shareholders ought to collect that nice dividend, wait for the results to come in, and wait for the market to offer them a better, future reward.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Will B&N Profit From Potter? First-quarter earnings drop on the GameStop spin-off, but core book sales remain strong. Barnes & Noble is banking on Harry and friends to help deliver full-year earnings of as much as $1.98, well above estimates.
The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 Tim Beyers	Books-A-Million's Horror Story Has the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation claimed its first victim? The book retailer announced that the Nasdaq may delist its stock from the exchange for failing to file with the SEC in a timely fashion. However, it might just be a buying opportunity.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2005 Jeff Hwang	Books-A-Million's Tale of Q4 Wide-selection book retailer posts solid fourth-quarter results.
The Motley Fool August 19, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Barnes & Noble a Hit in Q2 The bookseller beats core earnings estimates and raises its full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Shelving Books-A-Million There's no reason to rush into this book retailer's stock.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2005 Tim Beyers	Who's Buying Now? Interesting insider purchases from the last week: American Independence... Books-A-Million... Endurance Specialty... Overstock... Petco...
The Motley Fool August 24, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Harry Potter Enchants Barnes & Noble Alas, every spell ultimately wears off. Investors, there is little reason to get excited about Barnes & Noble, since its increased guidance doesn't relate to improvements in its core operations.
The Motley Fool November 22, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Fuzzy Around the Borders Booksellers' quarterly results this week haven't been an exciting read, and Borders is no different. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 23, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Wham, Bam, Thank You, BAMM Books-A-Million can thank Harry Potter for a great showing. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Little Magic for Booksellers Even the new Harry Potter launch this summer doesn't seem destined to coax booksellers out of the doldrums. Although Barnes & Noble shares dropped 11.5% Monday on its forecast, it doesn't seem like a bargain given the lower profit for the year and the cutthroat competitive landscape.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Steven Mallas	Books-A-Million Books a So-So Quarter Will the book seller's first-quarter results make investors want to read more about the company?
The Motley Fool March 11, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Leave Borders on the Shelf? Bookseller closes out fiscal 2004 with so-so results. Borders' reasonable valuation makes for an attractive cover, but a quick flip through the pages reveals a capital-intensive business with slow growth and thin margins.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2004 Alyce Lomax	The Harry Potter Effect Does the Harry Potter news make Scholastic a page-turner? Over the long term, investors should likely be worried about a stock that hangs so much store by a franchise that will, eventually, come to an end.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Viva La BAMM? Regional and online bookseller Books-a-Million is set to report its second-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 20, 2004 Mark Mahorney	Bargain Books-A-Million This bigger-than-it-looks bookseller is still a bargain.
The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Harry Potter Can't Save the Day Even bestsellers aren't much of a boon in the current bookstore climate. Investors, it's hard to foresee sustainable growth ahead.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	B&N Isn't Playing Games Exiting the video-game business slows Barns & Nobel down, but it also gets rid of some instability. Investors who prefer moderately priced companies with a history of stable earnings growth may be interested in reading further.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Well Done, Ruth's Chris The upscale steakhouse weathers the storm in more ways than one. For investors, this is a great start for Ruth's Chris as a public company.
The Motley Fool March 29, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Fool on Call: The Battle of the Bookstores Investors, check out what Barnes & Noble and Borders had to say in their conference calls. With the bookseller industry touting discounts, patient investors might be able to find a discount on both companies.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Another Unexciting Chapter at Borders Sales are strong, but the bookseller still sees a significant loss in the second-quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 3, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	BAMM Squeezes the Shorts? Books-a-Million's fourth-quarter earnings release drives a 23% increase in stock price. Investors, is it time to jump in?
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Bill Mann	Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk.
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Borders Group Still Regrouping Apparently, the performance at book retailer Borders Group will have to go down to go up, because 2007 is turning out to be a more challenging transition year than investors had anticipated.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Scholastic's Impending Potter Mania A record-breaking print run heralds the approach of this summer's new Harry Potter book. From an investment point of view, the publisher hasn't had too much else going on between Potter books.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Potter Gets Hotter Preliminary buzz seems to indicate that Harry keeps getting stronger. If Scholastic shares seem a little sluggish at the moment, despite all the excitement, maybe investors are starting to wonder how the future will look for Scholastic without Harry and his magic.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Alyce Lomax	Bookmarking B&N for Later There are lots of reasons potential investors might want to wait before picking up Barnes & Noble.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2007 David Meier	Dueling Fools: Borders Bear Investors should love the books, not the bookseller.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Borders Peddles Pulp Fiction Borders' latest quarter may look much improved on the surface, but the numbers -- and investors' response to them -- remind one of the genre known as "pulp fiction."
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Fool Looks Back The winds of change can be brutal and cruel... Would you like a Slurpee straw with that buyout?...
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The Motley Fool March 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Book Is Thrown at Barnes & Noble: Fool by Numbers The book retailer released fourth-quarter and 2006 year-end results: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Be Wary of Headlines Some headlines are overstating the extent of the damages investors can expect to endure. As investors, we need to consider the big picture for each company we own and put the numbers in the stories into context.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Reading Up on Borders Group Views you can use to get clues on tomorrow's news about Borders. In advance of the bookseller's earning report, analysts are expecting another quarterly loss.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Running for the Borders Barnes & Noble considers bringing Borders Group into its stable.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Avoid This Horror Story You won't find Borders Group shares shelved under "romance," but they might deserve a spot in the "horror" section. The bookseller reported another gory quarter, with no end to the bloodletting in sight.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Uncertain Borders Investors, here's what you'll want to know to put the company's fiscal first-quarter 2007 numbers in context.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2006 Jim Mueller	Fast and Foolish: Barnes & Noble A quick, due-diligence look at the bricks-and-mortar bookseller. Investors, take note.
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