Barnes &
Noble.com is one of the world's most popular web sites. Launched
in March 1997, it's now consistently ranked among the top ten
e-commerce sites by Media Metrix. Recent figures show that www.bn.com
attracts approximately 10 million unique visitors per month.
Barnes & Noble.com is a publicly traded company listed on
the NASDAQ under the symbol "BNBN." The company's majority
owners are Barnes & Noble, Inc. and Bertelsmann AG -- each
controls approximately 37% of the stock.
Barnes & Noble.com and Barnes & Noble, Inc. are separately
operated companies. Barnes & Noble.com licenses the "Barnes
& Noble" brand, leveraging its power to help build the
premier online destination for books, music, and DVD, and other
related products and services.