New York, NY - June 5, 2008 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, announced today the fifth anniversary of the Barnes & Noble Classics series.  Since its launch in 2003, more than 10 million copies of the Barnes & Noble Classics have been sold.  Today, the series contains more than 300 titles featuring over 140 authors representing more than 20 countries.  To mark the milestone, Barnes & Noble will launch today two limited time special promotions for the series:

• A "Buy Two Get One Free Offer" 
• Three Limited Edition Barnes & Noble Classics Library Collections

Barnes & Noble Classics are quality editions of the world's greatest books, from The Odyssey to Jane Eyre, to Moby Dick and Leaves of Grass.  Each book contains original, insightful scholarship; significant historical and biographical notes; footnotes and endnotes; and unique sections, such as "Inspired By" which lists notable sequels, poems, plays, films, and paintings inspired by the work.  Each title has newly commissioned introductions by leading experts including Joseph Frank, the world's leading authority on Fyodor Dostoevsky; acclaimed novelist Mary Gordon; and leading Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman.

Beginning today through July 7, 2008, Barnes & Noble bookstores and Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com) will offer a "Buy Two Get One Free" promotion on titles from the Barnes & Noble Classics series.  

BN.com is also commemorating the fifth anniversary of the Barnes & Noble Classics series (www.bn.com/classics) with the online-only offer of three limited edition Barnes & Noble Library Collections discounted at more than 40% off list prices, with Members saving an additional 10%.  These collections are exclusive to BN.com and available only until July 7, 2008.  They are the perfect addition to any library and make great gifts for the dads and grads in your life.  The Barnes & Noble Classics Library Collections are:

• The Barnes & Noble Classics Library – A complete set of all the trade paperback editions of the Barnes & Noble Series.  The 200 volume set is available at the discounted price of $869.95.  This limited collection will be offered while supplies last.

• Barnes & Noble Classics: Great Novels – A collection of six classic novels from the series.  The set is available at the discounted price of $29.95.  The Great Novels title list:  Moby-Dick, The Brothers Karamazov, War and Peace¸ Don Quixote, Great Expectations and Jane Eyre.

• Barnes & Noble Classics: Tales of Adventure – A collection of eight classics that illustrate the breadth of the series.  The set is available at the discounted price of $29.95.  The Tales of Adventure title list: Arabian Nights, The Call of the Wild and White Fang, The Jungle Books, King Solomon's Mines, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Tarzan of the Apes, The Four Feathers, and The Scarlet Pimpernel.