Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, headquartered in New York City, is the largest bookseller in the U.S. and the world. It has superstores thoughout the U.S., selling books, music, DVDs, and magazines and it also has the B. Dalton bookstores, mostly found in malls. Barnesandnoble.com is its internet presence, serving customers in over 200 countries and accounting for 10% of its sales. Barnes & Noble owns the book publisher Sterling Publishing Co.

Top competitors are Amazon.com, Books-A-Million, and Borders.

Lobbying
Barnes & Noble spent $20,000 for lobbying in the first half of 2007, all of it going to the lobbying firm Dewey Square Group.

Personnel
Key people and 2007 pay:
 * Leonard Riggio, Founder and Chairman, $1,250,000
 * Stephen Riggio, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, $2,840,000
 * Joseph J. Lombardi, Chief Financial Officer, $1,190,000
 * Mitchell S. Klipper, Chief Operating Officer, $2,810,000

Selected members of the Board of Directors:
 * Matthew A. Berdon, Senior Partner F.B. & Co., LLP
 * William Dillard, II, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dillard’s, Inc.
 * Irene R. Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Akim, Inc.

Contact details
122 5th Avenue New York, NY 10011 Phone: 212-633-3300 Fax: 212-675-0413 Web: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com