Barnes & Noble shares are showing impressive gains Monday following a fascinating article in Barrons by my old colleague Andrew Bary speculating on the potential fate of the book retailer and its Nook ebook reader business.
As the piece notes, the companys founder and chairman, Leonard Riggio, is interested in buying out the companys retail operations. But Andrew thinks investors should take care not to let him pull a Michael Dell and try to buy back the company on the cheap.
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