Barnes & Noble nook eBook Reader in Stock

nook eBook Readers In Stock This Week in Barnes & Noble Stores

New York, New York - February 8, 2010 - Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced that its popular nook eBook reader is in stock online at nook.com and will be rolling out in the majority of Barnes & Noble stores beginning mid-week.

Barnes & Noble quickly sold out of nook stock online over the holidays. Since then the company has ramped up production and is shipping stock to the majority of its stores, beginning this week. Customers can visit the Barnes & Noble nook In-Store Locator at www.bn.com/nook/instore, updated daily beginning February 10, to find local stores with devices in-stock.

Enhanced in-store connectivity allows nook customers to seamlessly access fast, free Wi-Fi in Barnes & Noble stores. There, they can browse the extensive library of more than a million eBooks, magazines and newspapers.

". . .Demand for nook continues to be very high, and we're pleased our customers will be able to try and buy nook in our stores and online and enjoy it in time for Valentine's Day," said William J. Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com.

New Barnes & Noble in-store content will be updated weekly and available for a four-week period. nook users can stay apprised of upcoming exclusive More In Store content at www.bn.com/nook/moreinstore.

Barnes & Noble has continued to optimize nook software for an improved reading experience with the newly updated nook v1.2. Automatic over the air (OTA) updates, which do not require any action from nook customers, are underway and will be conducted seamlessly through this week. nook customers currently using the previous version can also immediately download v1.2 at www.nook.com/support, where additional update and technical support information is available.

nook marries innovative technology and minimalist design with access to the Barnes & Noble's digital store of over one million eBooks, newspapers and magazines. It offers both 3G wireless and Wi-Fi access and is the first to offer digital lending for a wide selection of eBooks through its LendMe(TM) technology.

To learn more about the free Barnes & Noble eReader software and Barnes & Noble eBookstore apps, visit www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks.

Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 775 bookstores in 50 states.