New York, NY—December 19, 2007—Customers of Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, can place an order for delivery to a Manhattan address as late as 11 am ET on December 24th and have their item delivered by 7 pm ET that night. 

“Same Day Delivery is the last opportunity for shoppers to ensure their Manhattan-based recipient will receive their gift just in time for Christmas,” said Kevin Frain, chief financial officer of Barnes & Noble.com. “Barnes & Noble makes last-minute holiday shopping simple so that our customers can spend more their time with friends and family.”

The Barnes & Noble Holiday Gift Catalog helps customers quickly and easily navigate through selections by subject and popularity, relieving stress for time-pressed shoppers.  The complete catalog is available at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/holiday-gifts/index.asp?z=y.

Some of the most popular items in the Holiday Gift Catalog include:

• Favorites among books include Good Dog. Stay. by Anna Quindlen, The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz, and I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert.

• Popular music selections include Raising Sand by Robert Plant, 100 Days, 100 Nights by Sharon Jones, and Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems by Emmylou Harris.

• DVDs are big sellers this year, with top picks including The Jungle Book, House, M.D. – Season 3, and My So-Called Life – The Complete Series.

• Books for kids continue to be a favorite, with best-selling items including The Harry Potter Hardcover Boxed Set by J.K. Rowling, Olivia Helps with Christmas by Ian Falconer, and Star Wars by Matthew Reinhart.

• Top-selling Barnes & Noble exclusives include items such as Tony Bennett Sings the Ultimate Songbook, Vol. 1, Monopoly Onyx, and Rubik’s Cube Icon Edition.

• For those pressed for time, Barnes & Noble.com offers an array of gift baskets, which don’t require gift wrapping, and make a substantial gift for a child of any age and interest.  Broad selections of different styles include Newborn Girl or Boy baskets, Arts & Crafts, Americana, Preschool Education and much more.