Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), a Fortune 500 company, is the world’s largest bookseller and the nation’s highest rated bookselling brand.  The company’s operations comprise of retail bookselling, college bookstore management, online retailing and book publishing.  As of October 2009, the company operates 774 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states, and 624 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and over 250,000 faculty on college & university campuses in 50 states. 

We pioneered the concept of the book superstore, combining vast inventory selection in books, music, DVD and magazines with comfortable ambiance.  Our cafés and local marketing programs have made our bookstores anchors in their communities and great places to spend leisure time.

Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through its website, Barnes & Noble.com, which offers direct home delivery of millions of books, music CDs and DVDs.  The company sells eBooks and digital content from its website and from a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone, iPod touch and select BlackBerry® and Motorola smartphones. 

Through its Sterling Publishing subsidiary, the company publishes over 500 titles annually, under a variety of imprints including Sterling, Sterling Children’s Books and Barnes & Noble Classics.

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