Barnes & Noble and VIZ Media Bring the Digital Manga Experience to NOOK Tablet(TM) and NOOK Color(TM) Titles From Leading Manga Publisher Debut Today Exclusively On Barnes & Noble's 7-Inch NOOK(C) Devices

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- --Presented In The Original Japanese Right-To-Left Reading Format Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of digital media and educational products, today announced that it has teamed up with VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and publisher of anime and manga in North America, to bring the digital manga (graphic novel) experience to NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color customers. Debuting in the NOOK Store(TM) today, VIZ Media's collection includes 18 series, featuring 107 volumes, from its popular Shojo Beat, Shonen Sunday and VIZ Signature imprints. Volumes are available for purchase and fast download in