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January 3, 2011

B&N reports strong holiday bookstore comps

Barnes & Noble reported preliminary bookstore holiday comparable-store sales of 9.7% for the nine-week period ending Jan. 1.

NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble reported preliminary bookstore holiday comparable-store sales of 9.7% for the nine-week period ending Jan. 1. Driven by the company’s Nook e-reading device product line, Barnes & Noble bookstores said it achieved its largest retail sales day ever in the company’s nearly 40-year history on December 23, 2010.

October 27, 2010

B&N to sell e-reader at Books-A-Million

Barnes & Noble announced a strategic partnership with Books-A-Million, to bring its NOOK e-readers to Books-A-Million’s 229 stores as the company’s exclusive e-reading devices. The announcement marks the first partnership of its kind between two major bookselling retailers in the United States, Barnes & Noble reported.

NEW YORK - Barnes & Noble announced a strategic partnership with Books-A-Million, to bring its NOOK e-readers to Books-A-Million’s 229 stores as the company’s exclusive e-reading devices. The announcement marks the first partnership of its kind between two major bookselling retailers in the United States, Barnes & Noble reported.