Barnes & Noble Names Jamie Iannone Executive Vice President of Shopping and Digital

NEW YORK, Jun 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
BNBN | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating), the world's largest
bookseller, today announced that it has named Jamie Iannone Executive
Vice President, Shopping, Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com)
& Barnes & Noble Digital. Mr. Iannone will be responsible
for meeting the buying needs, and shaping the shopping decisions, of
visitors to Barnes & Noble.com. Among other things, his focus will be on
optimizing the online shopping experience for the millions of Barnes &
Noble customers, as well as managing various new business opportunities
and other strategic initiatives. Mr. Iannone will report directly to William
Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com.

Mr. Iannone joins Barnes & Noble from eBay, where he held roles of
increasing responsibility and most recently was the company's Vice
President of Global Search, the largest single investment area at eBay.
Previously, he was the Vice President of Buyer Experience, responsible
for all aspects of the customer experience. He first joined eBay in 2001
and has held a variety of senior positions from product marketing to
merchandising and vertical categories. Prior to working at eBay, Mr.
Iannone held positions at Microsoft, Primedia Ventures, and Booz Allen &
Hamilton.

"We're excited to have Jamie join the team," said William Lynch,
President of Barnes & Noble.com. "Jamie is a talented executive who
brings a wealth of Internet and digital technology experience to Barnes
& Noble. Customers consistently rate Barnes & Noble as the nation's
number one bookselling brand, and Barnes & Noble.com as a top place to
shop online. I'm confident Jamie will drive further enhancements to our
customers' experience, and help deliver innovative new products and
services as we grow the business."

Mr. Iannone graduated as the Pyne Prize Scholar from Princeton
University with a degree in engineering and management and received his
MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a
Fortune 500 company, operates 777
bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble is the nation's top
bookseller brand for the sixth year in a row, as determined by a
combination of the brand's performance on familiarity, quality, and
purchase intent; the top bookseller in quality for the second year in a
row and the number two retailer in trust, according to the EquiTrend(R)
Brand Study by Harris Interactive(R). Barnes & Noble conducts its online
business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com),
one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites.

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the
Internet by visiting the company's corporate website: www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

SOURCE: Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. 
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323 
Corporate Communications

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