New York, NY (April 8, 2010) — Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced that it has named Tracey Weber as Executive Vice President, Textbooks and Digital Education, Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). Ms. Weber will be responsible for developing, implementing and managing Barnes & Noble’s entire suite of digital education products and services. 

Ms. Weber joins Barnes & Noble from Travelocity, where she served as President, North America, and held a variety of increasingly responsible roles including Chief Operating Officer, North America; Senior Vice President, Air, Car and Last Minute Deals; Vice President, Product Operations; and Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of SITE59.COM, which was acquired by Travelocity in 2002.  Prior to joining Travelocity (SITE59.COM), Tracey had a successful career in management consulting with some of the world’s premier consulting firms, including The Boston Consulting Group and Ernst & Young. 

“In a very competitive market, Tracey led Travelocity to become one of the world’s leading travel websites and we believe her track record for building and growing business will help Barnes & Noble leverage its existing advantages in selling textbooks online and in the emerging digital education market,” said William Lynch, CEO, Barnes & Noble, Inc.  “Industry experts expect the digital education arena to explode over the next few years and we believe Tracey’s experience will enable us to harness the resources we have through Barnes & Noble College Bookstores on over 600 of the best colleges and universities campuses in the country.”

Ms. Weber graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and received her MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business.