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Barnes & Noble Booksellers Barnes & Noble Launches World’s Largest eBookstore Introduces “Every Device” Strategy Upgrades eReader Application Free Downloads Announces eBookstore Partnership with Plastic Logic New York, New York – July 20, 2009 – Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest bookseller, announced today the launch of the Barnes & Noble eBookstore (www.bn.com/ebooks), the world’s largest eBookstore, on Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), enabling customers to buy eBooks and read them on a wide range of platforms, including the iPhone and iPod touch, BlackBerry® smartphones, as well as most Windows® and Mac® laptops or full-sized desktop computers.

Barnes & Noble buys Fictionwise for $15.7 million - MobileRead Forums the traditionally brick and mortar bookseller Barnes & Noble have acquired the popular ebook vendor Fictionwise. Scott Pendergrast of Fictionwise confirms that business will continue as usual for all three of their sites (Fictionwise, eReader and eBookwise)