Introducing the New Barnes & Noble MasterCard® Now Available in Stores

Exclusive Cardmember Benefits Include a $25 B&N Gift Card After First Purchase and 5% Back on Barnes & Noble Purchases

New York, NY – June 2, 2016 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the nation’s largest retail bookseller and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today unveiled the new and improved Barnes & Noble MasterCard Program. This program is available in stores nationwide and takes just a few minutes to apply. The Barnes & Noble MasterCard, issued by Barclaycard, features a newly designed card as well as several exclusive cardmember benefits including:

• 5% back on Barnes & Noble purchases. By paying with the Barnes & Noble MasterCard at any Barnes & Noble store or online at BN.com, the cardmember will receive a credit for 5% of that purchase amount on their billing statement.
• A $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card each time the cardmember reaches 2,500 points.
• 2 points for every dollar spent on restaurant purchases and 1 point for every dollar spent on purchases everywhere else (excluding Barnes & Noble purchases).
• 12 months of B&N Membership after spending $7,500 in a year on eligible purchases.
• No annual fee.
• Complimentary online access to FICO® Credit Score.*

“We are thrilled to offer our customers an improved Barnes & Noble MasterCard Program, with an easy in-store application that takes 2-3 minutes,” said Julia Geffner, Vice President, Marketing, Barnes & Noble. “This new card makes shopping with Barnes & Noble an even more rewarding experience with the 5% back on all purchases. It is also a great complement to the Barnes & Noble Member program, where customers receive their 5% statement credit in addition to their everyday 10% discount in stores.”

For the first time, customers can apply for the Barnes & Noble MasterCard in stores and online at BN.com. Customers can apply within a matter of minutes and upon approval receive a 5% rebate as well as qualify for a $25 Barnes & Noble Gift Card if they are making a Barnes & Noble purchase. Their new credit card will arrive in the mail 7 to 10 days later.

For more information on the new Barnes & Noble MasterCard Program, customers can visit BN.com/MasterCard or ask one of the knowledgeable booksellers at their local store.

* FICO® Score Access: FICO is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation in the United States and other countries.