Barnes & Noble Names Jamie Iannone Executive Vice President of Shopping and Digital

New York, NY (June 22, 2009)-Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today announced that it has named Jamie Iannone Executive Vice President, Shopping, Barnes & Noble.com & Barnes & Noble Digital. Mr. Iannone will be responsible for meeting the buying needs, and shaping the shopping decisions, of visitors to Barnes & Noble.com. Among other things, his focus will be on optimizing the online shopping experience for the millions of Barnes & Noble customers, as well as managing various new business opportunities and other strategic initiatives. Mr. Iannone will report directly to William Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com.