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  • Barnes & Noble is the nation's top bookseller brand for the sixth year in a row according to the EquiTrend® Brand Study by Harris Interactive®.
  • Barnes & Noble is the leader in the specialty retail category for customer satisfaction according to the 2007 American Customer Satisfaction Index. 
  • Barnes & Noble earned the top rating of 100 percent in the 2009 Corporate Equality Index, an annual survey administered by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
  • Barnes & Noble is the second-largest coffeehouse in the United States.
  • Barnes & Noble is the third largest retailer of magazines in America, carrying about 5,500 individual titles. 
  • Between our stores and our online operations, Barnes & Noble sells just over 300 million books per year.
  • Barnes & Noble sells more than one million unique book titles every year.
  • Bestsellers account for less than 5% of our sales, and more than 50,000 small publishers and university presses are a growing percentage of our business.  We are committed to carrying a vast selection of titles from many publishers, large and small.
  • In July 2009, Barnes & Noble launched the world's largest eBookstore as part of its overall digital strategy.
  • In October 2009, Barnes & Noble introduced nook™, the world’s most advanced eBook Reader featuring the first color touch screen for navigation, breakthrough LendMe™ technology to allow readers to lend eBooks, and free 3G wireless and Wi-Fi access to over one million eBooks, newspapers and magazines
  • Barnes & Noble responds to approximately 4,000 customer service inquiries online and in our stores every day. 
  • Barnes & Noble hosts more than 100,000 community events every year.

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