ReadKiddoRead.com was born out of Patterson's lifelong passion for getting people excited about reading, and his firm belief that the very best way to get kids reading is to give them books they're going to love. ReadKiddoRead.com - an easy to use, thoughtful and thorough compendium of such titles - selects its books for review based on the book's sheer ability to inspire interest, passion, and a desire to keep going back for more.

Of the 300 children's book titles reviewed on ReadKiddoRead.com, twenty-one have been singled out by Barnes & Noble, including such titles as The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman, The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, and Holes by Louis Sachar. The bookshelf feature is will run in select stores through the first week of November, and exists online at BarnesandNoble.com.

James Patterson said, "I'm passionate about helping parents, teachers, librarians and adults everywhere find vital 'first impression' books for kids, and igniting a lifelong reading habit and it's very evident that Barnes and Noble is too."

"We think James Patterson is a great author and we couldn't be more pleased to have someone of his stature recommending books to young readers," said Jaime Carey, Chief Merchandising Officer, Barnes & Noble.

Since his first novel, The Thomas Berryman Number, won the Edgar Award in 1976, James Patterson's books have sold more than 170 million copies worldwide. His Alex Cross series, including Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider, is the most popular detective series of the past twenty-five years. He began writing books for all ages when his son, Jack, didn't exactly love reading, and he took it upon himself to fix the situation if he could. The Maximum Ride and Daniel X series for younger readers have spent more than 200 weeks on national bestseller lists, and a new series entitled Witch & Wizard will be released in December of this year. All three series are in Hollywood development. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with this family.

James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead.com is a web site designed to help parents, teachers, and librarians ignite the next generation's passion for reading by recommended books carefully chosen for their ability to get kids excited about reading. Complete with age designations, thoughtful book descriptions, author and celebrity interviews (Jeff Kinney, Rick Riordan, Julie Andrews, Lemony Snicket, and more), links to online retailers and more, ReadKiddoRead.com helps make finding a book for a young person easy and, ultimately, rewarding.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 774 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 624 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and over 250,000 faculty members at colleges and universities across the United 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, which also features hundreds of thousands of titles in its eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks). Customers can buy and read eBooks on a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry(R) smartphones, as well as most Windows(R) and Mac(R) laptops or full-sized desktop computers.

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

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On the Amazon Kindle: Shmoop is the #1 high school educational publisher, with more than 300 eBooks for sale On the brand-new Nook: Shmoop unveiled 200 new eBooks to welcome Barnes & Noble customers to the eReader party On the iPhone and iPod touch: Shmoop lovingly offers more than 200 learning Apps, accounting for more than 3% of all Apps in the education category "Shmoop aims to make our smart, fun learning guides available anywhere, on any device," said Ellen Siminoff, CEO of Shmoop. "We welcome Barnes & Noble's commitment to the eReader space and admire Amazon's early success. This holiday season will mark an important milestone in the publishing industry, as quality, affordable eReaders gain mass awareness in the market."

A Taste of Shmoop

Shmoop marries brains with a sense of humor. Shmoop compares 19th-century literature to TV's "Gossip Girl," calls Emily Dickinson (http://www.shmoop.com/emily-dickinson/) a "packrat," and helps today's students get a grip on the complex Prince Hamlet: "though we may often think of him as a jerk, a sexist, and a madman, Hamlet (http://www.shmoop.com/hamlet/) is a deeply sympathetic figure (even if he does seem to be the quintessential moping teenager)."

About Shmoop

Shmoop digital textbooks make literature, US history, poetry, civics, biographies, and music more fun and relevant by showing you how much these subjects have to do with your world. Shmoop writers are primarily from Ph.D programs at top American universities, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Harvard. Shmoop was giddy to be an Official Honoree in the 2009 Webby Awards and to be named "Best of the Internet" by PC Magazine. Shmoop is headquartered in a Labradoodle-patrolled office in Mountain View, California.

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On Sunday, November 22, at 11 a.m., Judy Schachner, author of the Skippyjon Jones series of children's books, will host a special Storytime.

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). The new store will feature:

-- The Barnes & Noble Membership Program. Designed for Barnes & Noble's best customers, this program gives Members 40% off hardcover fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, 20% off all other adult hardcover books, and 10% off virtually everything else in Barnes & Noble stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com. The annual fee is $25.

-- Rapid special-order service. Can't find it on the shelf? Barnes & Noble's massive warehouse inventory is available in real-time, enabling its booksellers to order and confirm the availability of over one million titles at the click of a button.

-- Large-scale children's department. Bigger than most typical bookstores and stocking more than 15,000 titles in an easy-to-browse environment, the "Barnes & Noble Jr." department is designed to appeal to children, parents, teachers and librarians. Children's Storytime will be held three times a week.

-- Advanced technology movie, audiobook and music-previewing system. The store will feature RedDotNet, the most advanced listening and previewing technology. RedDotNet enables customers to preview select DVDs, Blu-ray Discs, audiobooks or CDs in the store, sampling a title by simply passing it under a scanner. Connected to the company's online electronic catalog, the store's listening stations make "browsing with your ears" a reality. Thanks to the latest technology, RedDotNet stations also allow customers to view a three-minute clip of more than 7,000 DVDs. Additional music titles are available for special order.

-- Giant Newsstand. The store's newsstand stocks hundreds of hard-to-find specialty magazines and out-of-town newspapers.

-- Complimentary Wi-Fi Service. All Barnes & Noble bookstores nationwide offer customers complimentary in-store Wi-Fi provided by AT&T.

-- Community Center. The store will serve as a local community center, hosting a number of community events throughout the year. They will include author readings and discussions, book clubs and programs with local literary and cultural organizations. The store also will hold fundraiser bookfairs to help support local schools and other community institutions. For more information, please contact Wendy Owen at (302) 369-7057.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 774 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, also operates 624 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and over 250,000 faculty members at colleges and universities across the United 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, which also features hundreds of thousands of titles in its eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks). Customers can buy and read eBooks on a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry(R) smartphones, as well as most Windows(R) and Mac(R) laptops or full-sized desktop computers.

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

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Corporate Communications 
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ABOUT BARNES & NOBLE, INC.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), a Fortune 500 company, is the world's largest bookseller and the nation's highest rated bookselling brand. The company's operations comprise of retail bookselling, college bookstore management, online retailing and book publishing. As of October 2009 the company operates 774 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states and 624 college bookstores serving nearly 4 million students and over 250,000 faculty on college & university campuses in 50 states. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through its web site Barnes & Noble.com, which offers direct home delivery of millions of books, music cd's and DVD's. The company sells eBooks and digital content from its web site and from a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone, iPod touch and select BlackBerry(R) and Motorola smartphones. Through its Sterling Publishing subsidiary, the company publishes over 500 titles annually, under a variety of imprints including Sterling, Sterling Children's Books and Barnes & Noble Classics.

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

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Director of Corporate Communications 
212-633-4062 
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Director of Investor Relations 
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