B&N Hires Spinoff Expert as CFO

Rumors that Barnes & Noble might spinoff the Nook division got a little stronger this week. Michael Huseby, a former executive of Cablevision, has been hired as B&N new Chief Financial Officer.

The Wall Street Journal has more details:

The 57-year-old Mr. Huseby helped cable-TV company Cablevision spin off its Madison Square Garden sports-and-entertainment properties in February 2010 and its AMC Networks TV-entertainment business last summer.

William Lynch, the bookseller’s chief executive, said in an interview that Mr.

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