NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today
that Barack Obama and the Triumph of Hope from Rolling Stone magazine is
available now for pre-order exclusively at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). This
commemorative issue from the editors at Rolling Stone is a celebration of the
historic victory of the 44th President of the United States. Not available on
newsstands until December 12, Barnes & Noble.com is the only online retailer
partnering with Wenner Media to take pre-orders before the on-sale date.
Rolling Stone featured President-elect Obama on three covers this year, and
brought its unique prospective to his campaign and ultimate success. The $9.95
limited-edition special, packed with exclusive Rolling Stone interviews and
articles, more than 140 pages of photos, and six of Barack Obama’s most stirring
speeches, is a commemorative issue that will be treasured for a long time to
come. Barack Obama and the Triumph of Hope also includes pullout posters of
Obama’s Rolling Stone covers.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller and a Fortune
500 company, operates 799 bookstores in 50 states. The company is the nation’s
top bookseller in quality, and for the fifth year in a row, the top bookseller
brand, as determined by a combination of the brand’s performance on familiarity,
quality, and purchase intent, according to the EquiTrend® Brand Study by Harris
Interactive®. 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.
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Carolyn J. Brown, 212-633-4062
Corporate Communications
cbrown@bn.com
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