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Barnes & Noble and Verizon volunteers in cities across the country are helping to deliver the donated childrens books. In some cities, special activities and book readings for children at schools, libraries and local Barnes & Noble stores are planned. It's an opportunity for the volunteers to see first-hand how their efforts are having an impact directly on children in need.
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Barnes & Noble Bookseller in Huntington Beach California is part of a chain store operation that sells a wide array of books, videos, music, magazines and gifts. Located in what was formerly the Huntington Beach Mall but is now known as Bella Terra Mall, the bookstore ... has a Starbucks Coffee shop attached to the building with access through the store as well as from exterior doors.
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In addition to discounting bestsellers, Barnes & Noble ... has a membership program that offers additional savings for its members. Members purchase a discount card, which is active for 12 months from the date it is purchased. With said card, a member can save 40% on hardcover bestsellers, 20% on all adult reading level hardcover books, and 10% on everything else (excluding gift cards, shipping fees, and other member cards). Once a membership card has expired, it must be renewed and the fee repaid in order for the customer to continue receiving discounts. Barnes & Noble also has an educator discount program, a corporate and an institutional discount.
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Barnes & Noble Gift Cards never expire and have no hidden fees. Barnes & Noble Gift Cards allow gift recipients to choose from thousands of books, music, DVDs and magazine titles, so there is something for everyone. In fact, eight out of 10 gift recipients would prefer to receive a gift card rather than a gift, according to a recent Comdata gift card survey.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc. , the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 840 bookstores in 50 states. For the third year in a row, the company is the nation's top retail brand for quality, according to the EquiTrend(R) Brand Study by Harris Interactive(R). Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (http://www.bn.com/ ), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites and the number-one brand among e-commerce companies, according to the latest EquiTrend survey. In addition to its retail operations, Barnes & Noble is one of the largest book publishers in the world. Its subsidiary, Sterling Publishing, publishes over 1,300 new titles a year and has an active list of over 6,000 titles.
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Steve Riggio is CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. He is ... vice chairman of the company and served on the board of directors. Riggio began his career at Barnes & Noble in 1975 after graduating from Brooklyn College. After getting his start in the buying and merchandising departments, he became general manager and vice president of the company’s direct mail division. He held this position from 1981 to 1987. Riggio became executive vice president of merchandising in 1987. Then, in 1995, he was appointed chief operating officer.
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