Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble is the web’s premier destination for books, eBooks, magazines, toys & games, music, DVD and Blu-ray, and related products and services.

History

Barnes & Noble began in 1886 as a bookstore called Arthur Hides & Company in New York City. In 1894 it became known as Hinds and Noble, when Gilbert Noble was made a partner. It became Barnes & Noble in 1917 when Noble bought out Hinds and went into partnership with Charles Barnes.

Barnes & Noble operates mainly through its chain of bookstores. The headquarters is in New York City. The company website was launched in 1997, and barnesandNoble.com went public in 1999.

Barnes and Noble was purchased by Elliot Management in 2019.