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New York, NY – June 7, 2010 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, today announced the June line-up for the “More in Store” program for NOOK™, the Barnes & Noble eBook Reader.  Available only in Barnes & Noble stores and only on NOOK, the free More in Store program offers NOOK customers new, exclusive content from bestselling and new authors, special offers and savings, and weekly bestseller and new release lists. 

Also starting today, Barnes & Noble is offering a free tall coffee to NOOK customers and anyone with a BN eReader software-enabled device.  To participate, customers can visit their local Barnes & Noble store and simply show the café server an open eBook on a NOOK or a device using BN eReader software, including an iPad™, iPhone®, iPod touch®, BlackBerry®, HTC HD2™, and portable Windows or Mac® computer.  Booksellers at the NOOK display in any Barnes & Noble store will gladly help customers download the free BN eReader software and a free sample or eBook to their computing or mobile device so that they can enjoy the promotion, available for a limited time only. 

Barnes & Noble’s free in-store Wi-Fi service makes access to More in Store content easy.  With just a simple tap of the NOOK “shop” button, customers can start to explore content from Dean Koontz, celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, authors of the bestselling Freakonomics, and in-store promotions including special savings and free café offers.  More in Store is updated weekly and each new feature is available for four weeks on a rolling basis.  Once a customer downloads the content to their NOOK, it is saved to their digital locker and can be accessed at any time.

Barnes & Noble More in Store for NOOK June line-up includes:

• June 6
  Frankenstein and Me by Dean Koontz
  Master of horror and multiple New York Times bestseller Dean Koontz is no stranger to demons, both literally and figuratively.  In this exclusive essay for Barnes & Noble customers, Koontz writes about the monsters that inspired him to write about the greatest monster of all.

Justin Cronin’s The Waking Dream
Justin Cronin’s latest novel The Passage has already received critical acclaim.  Now, Cronin is writing only for NOOK owners about how he tells stories of terror.

• June 13
  My Three Sons by Patrick McEnroe
  Tennis champ and ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe writes exclusively for Barnes & Noble just in time for Father’s Day.  His essay serves as a tribute to his own father who fostered his love for tennis and taught him about what’s really important in life.

Last Minute Tips to Look Hot in Your Wedding Pictures by JJ Virgin
JJ Virgin, author of Six Weeks to Sleeveless and Sexy, and a celebrity nutritionist with more than 25 years of experience, provides tips exclusively for Barnes & Noble brides like how to look like the perfect June bride in your wedding photos.

• June 20
  Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s The Things Our Fathers Gave Us
  The authors of the bestselling Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics have written an exclusive essay for NOOK owners.  The two acclaimed authors share lessons they learned from their fathers.

Driving Lesson by Julie Metz
Julie Metz, author of Perfection, provides an exclusive story for Barnes & Noble customers about her decision to find love again after her husband’s death. And she offers advice on how to find the right man!

• June 27
  Close to the Bone by Anthony Bourdain
  Celebrity chef, television host and bestselling author Anthony Bourdain shares his thoughts on the books that he’s passionate about, exclusively for NOOK customers. 

Marilyn Werner’s Five Great Ways to Customize Your Thank-You Notes
Marilyn Werner, author of The Bride’s Thank-You Note Handbook, gives brides quick tips for personalizing and customizing thank-you notes.

• eBook Bestsellers and eBook New Releases Lists
  As always, NOOK readers can access Barnes & Noble eBook Bestseller and eBook New Releases lists.  The lists are available as a part of the “shop” feature on NOOK and offer book overviews, free sample chapters and customer ratings to help readers with buying decisions.

eBook Bestsellers for the week of June 7 include: The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson, 61 Hours by Lee Child, Married by Morning by Lisa Kleypas, The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter and The Big Short by Michael Lewis.

Recent new release eBook titles include: The Passage by Justin Cronin, The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer, Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain, The Spy by Clive Cussler and Rage of Angels by Sidney Sheldon.