In case you forgot that things were not going well in the print publishing industry, on the heels of bookseller Borders' bankruptcy earlier this year,

Barnes & Noble Inc. said it exploring a plan to separate its successful but costly Nook electronic-book business as it warned investors that full-year results would show much more red ink than previously forecast.
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Shares sank nearly 24% in Thursday morning trading.
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"We see substantial value in what we've built with our Nook business in only ...