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Barnes & Noble sales light on Nook returns

One of Barnes & Noble's Nook models.

Photo credit: Handout | One of Barnes & Noble's Nook models.

Barnes & Noble Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales, hurt by discounts as its Nook e-reader business competes with Amazon.com's Kindle franchise.

The company said it expects sales at existing bookstores to drop by low to mid-single digits in the current fiscal year as the boost it got from customers shifting over from the now defunct Borders chain ebbs.

Barnes & Noble's fourth-quarter...

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