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June 7 – 13, 2010 Edition BN Year-End Earnings Report Due

NEW YORK/AUTHORLINK NEWS/ June 08, 2010—Barnes & Noble, Inc. investors will get a close-up look at the company’s financial results and long-term business strategies and outlook in a conference webcast beginning at 9:00 AM ET on Tuesday, June 29th. The webcast can be accessed on Barnes & Noble, Inc.’s corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com/webcasts. The session will be archived and available for one year at www.earnings.com.

The company also announced that it will report fourth quarter and 2010 fiscal year-end earnings results prior to the investor conference on Monday, June 28th, after the market closes.