“Given the dynamic nature of the book industry, William is uniquely qualified to lead the company’s transition to multi – channel distribution and drive the continuing expansion of our e -commerce platform, eBooks and other digital content and … Before joining Barnes & Noble, Lynch was executive vice president of marketing at home shopping network HSN Inc. and general manager of HSN.com. He also served as CEO and co-founder of gifts.com, a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC. …

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Barnes & Noble promotes Lynch to CEO post; Steve Riggio to remain …