Barnes and Noble Buys Sterling Publishing

Gary Deane sent over Word On an interesting business move made by B&N.
They say Barnes & Noble has bought its first publishing house, Sterling Publishing, a Manhattan-based specialist in how-to and crafts books. For publishers, who are the often wary partners of Barnes & Noble, the news was confirmation that its interest in publishing was increasing. But Sterling\’s niche — books on everything from cooking to gardening and chess — does not compete with the waves of trade books, usually new general-interest books, that dominate the lists of publishing houses.