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When to Sell Your Company

We idolize entrepreneurs, like Mark Zuckerberg, who hung on when everyone urged them to sell. But sometimes selling early makes a lot of sense. In 2007 I started a company called Tikatok.com, an online self-publishing platform for children.

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The Ebook Effect: Barnes & Noble Worth Over $1 Billion

Liberty Media's offered $1 billion to buy Barnes & Noble. But it's not because of the bookseller's massive, inviting physical locations--the proposed purchase is most appealing because of one item the store offers: the Nook. Just another sign that the era of the ebook truly has arrived

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Google Forgives Overstock, Nook Goes Tablet, Walmart Tests Grocery Delivery, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Overstock.com Released From Google 'Penalty Box ' Google has released Overstock.com from its reduced search ranking after the retailer dropped a policy of encouraging colleges to post links to its products

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Microsoft Files Suit Against Nook E-Reader Makers Barnes & Noble, Foxconn Over Patent Infringement

Microsoft today sued Barnes & Noble, Foxconn, and Invantec over patent infringement stemming from their use of Android-based e-reader and tablet devices. In the suit, Microsoft alleges Barnes & Noble and its device manufacturers, Foxconn and Invantec, have violated patents related to functionality embedded in the Android OS devices. “The Android platform infringes a number of Microsoft’s patents, and companies manufacturing and shipping Android devices must respect our intellectual property rights," said Horacio Gutierrez, Microsoft's corporate VP and deputy general counsel of intellectual property and licensing, in a statement

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