Description:  Even with Barnes & Noble Inc. selling for 60 cents on the dollar, the cheapest retailer in America still isn’t cheap enough to entice private-equity buyers looking for cash.

Source: Businessweek.com

Date: 03/25/2011

Link: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-03-25/no-buyers-for-barnes-noble-at-60-cents-on-dollar-real-m-a.html

Questions for discussion: 

• What does this report have to say about the financial viability of this business model?
• What other business are also likely to find themselves in similar situations in the next 10 years?