Barnes & Noble to Give Fiscal 2013 and 3rd Quarter Earnings in Webcast

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Feb 11 – Feb 17, 2013 Edition Barnes & Noble to Give Fiscal 2013 and 3rd Quarter Earnings in Webcast

New York, NY/February 13, 2013 —Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products, today announced the company will report fiscal 2013 third quarter earnings results on Thursday, February 28th, before the market opens.

Based on current forecasts, the Company now expects its fiscal year 2013 NOOK segment EBITDA loss to be greater than it was in fiscal 2012 and expects fiscal year 2013 NOOK Media revenues to be less than $3 billion.

The Company will host an investor conference call at 10:00 AM eastern time on Thursday, February 28th, to review the company's financial results and operations. This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com/webcasts. The webcast of this call will be archived and available at www.earnings.com