Barnes & Noble Hires Shar As Emerging Content Leader

Barnes & Noble, Inc. has named Jonathan Shar as general manager of the digital newsstand and emerging content operations within Barnes & Noble.com.

In this position, Shar will be responsible for creating and leading the company’s digital newsstand and emerging content business. He will work with newspaper, magazine, periodical, blogs and other content publishers, to sell and market their digital editorial products to Barnes & Noble customers.

Shar joins Barnes & Noble from Time Warner’s Time Inc. division where he was the senior VP and general manager of CNNMoney.com.

From 2003-2007, he was VP of consumer marketing for the Sports Illustrated Group.