Barnes & Noble, Inc. Competition

Barnes & Noble does business -- big business -- by the book and the NOOK. As the #1 bookstore chain in the US, it operates about 1,335 bookstores, including some 690 Barnes & Noble superstores and another 675 college bookstores, in all 50 states and Washington, DC. Stores range in size from 3,000 sq. ft. to 60,000 sq. ft. and stock between 60,000 and 200,000 book titles. It also sells books and other media online. The company's newly digital subsidiary, NOOK Media, develops, supports, and creates digital content and products for the digital reading and digital education markets. Stalwart Barnes & Noble is attempting to make the case for traditional bookstores, while growing its digital business.