Profile
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is unique in the bookselling industry in that its products are offered for sale via three distinct channels of distribution: 1. Traditional retail stores
2. E-commerce site
3. Digital content provider
2. E-commerce site
3. Digital content provider
Largest chain of retail bookstores in the United States
Second largest e-commerce bookseller, behind
Amazon.com
Second largest chain of college bookstores in the
United States
Dominant player in the digital media industry with its
NOOK brand of e-reading devices