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3.  Barnes & Noble has 40 million customers.  Barnes & Noble is the second-largest retailer of magazines in America, carrying about 5,500 magazine titles and nearly 1,000 newspaper titles.

4. Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates as a content, commerce, and technology company in the United States. It provides access to books, magazines, newspapers, and other content through its multi-channel distribution platform. It sells trade books, including hardcover and paperback consumer titles; mass market paperbacks, such as mystery, romance, science fiction, and other popular fiction; children's books; eBooks and other digital content; NOOK products comprising NOOK 1st Edition, NOOK Wi-Fi 1st Edition, NOOK Color, and The All-New NOOK eBook Reader devices and related accessories; bargain books; magazines; gifts; cafe products and services; educational toys and games; music; and movies.

5.  As of October 20, 2011, the company operated 704 bookstores in 50 states, as well as 635 college bookstores served approximately 4.6 million students and faculty members in the United States.  The company provides new and used textbooks, as well as textbook rental services; and electronic textbooks and other course materials through NOOK Study, a proprietary digital platform.

7.  AMZN = Amazon.com Inc.  AAPL = Apple Inc.  BAMM = Books-A-Million Inc.  Industry = Specialty Retail, Other

8. Mr. Leonard Riggio III, 71 Founder and Chairman Mr. Michael P. Huseby, 57 Chief Financial Officer Mr. Allen W. Lindstrom, 46 Principle Accounting Officer and VP Corp controller Mr. Jaime Carey, 51 Chief Merchandising Officer and V.P Mr. William J. Lynch Jr., 41 Chief Executive, President and Director

9.  General Inquiries: For general questions or comments about Barnes & Noble, Inc.:  Barnes & Noble, Inc.  P.O. Box 111  Lyndhurst, NJ 07071  telephone: (800) 962-6177  e-mail: customerservice@bn.com  fax: (201) 559-6910