Print rebound

Book retailer Barnes & Noble is planning to close eight stores by the end of this year instead of the 13 it had originally forecast. Due to increased sales of print books, partly swelled by the popularity of coloring books for adults, Barnes & Noble is planning to open four new stores during the fiscal year ending April 2017. Sales of e-books and the Nook devices continue to be down. Barnes & Noble is closing out sales of the Nook devices and e-books in the United King­dom (Wall Street Journal, March 3).