Blockbuster Books, Brand-Name Toys &
Games, and Knowledgeable Booksellers Make Barnes & Noble the #1
Holiday Shopping Destination
Exclusive Editions, Reading Socks, and a New
NOOK®: Just Some of the Gifts You Can Only Get at
Barnes & Noble This Holiday
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s
largest retail bookseller, today unveiled its unique assortment of
books, toys & games, gifts and other merchandise available in
stores nationwide this holiday season. The Company said that its
knowledgeable booksellers are at the heart of their holiday
shopping experience because nobody knows books like they do.
Booksellers can help customers find exclusive editions and
products, and the perfect gifts for everyone on their shopping
list. The Company also has a specially curated online Holiday Gift
Guide.
“Our booksellers are extremely passionate about finding the
right genre, author, gift, or fandom for our customers, and they
are a resource available in our stores across the country to help
customers find what they need in time for the holidays,” said Tim
Mantel, Chief Merchandising Officer at Barnes & Noble.
This is the biggest publishing season since 2014, with a huge
selection of new blockbuster book titles featuring bonus content
penned specifically for Barnes & Noble. The Company also has
exclusive gift bundles for Harry Potter fans and vinyl releases for
music lovers, a line of popular reading socks for cozying up with a
book, a new NOOK tablet with the largest screen ever for reading
and browsing, and hundreds of the best educational toys and games
on the market.
To make buying the perfect gift even easier, Barnes & Noble
offers the Buy Online, Pick up in Store option in all of its 629
bookstores around the country. Even on Christmas Eve, customers can
place their order on available items until 12 PM and pick them up
before stores close that day.
“This holiday season we are offering unique and inspirational
products and promotions that will help take the stress out of the
holiday shopping season for our customers,” Mantel said.
Holiday Exclusives
Barnes & Noble knows books, and this season is filled with a
lot of new and exciting titles. From thrillers to literary fiction
to YA series favorites and highly-anticipated new titles for kids
there is a wide selection of exclusives that are only available at
Barnes & Noble. Customers can find Every Breath by
Nicholas Sparks featuring a personal essay from the author to
readers on the lost art of letter writing; A Spark of Light
by Jodi Picoult, containing an author Q&A and discussion guide;
an exclusive hardcover edition of The Sun and Her Flowers by
Rupi Kaur; and the new Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild by Dav
Pilkey with an exclusive coloring poster. Other exclusives
available only at Barnes & Noble include:
Books
- How to Catch a Snowman by
Adam Wallace.
- Barbara Kingsolver’s
Unsheltered, featuring a special afterward from the author
that shares insights on her inspiration for themes, characters and
the genesis of this book.
- Hindsight: & All the Things I
Can’t See in Front of Me by music sensation Justin Timberlake,
including 16 exclusive pages of never-before-seen photographs.
- Kingdom of the Blind by Louise
Penny, with exclusive bonus content including the author’s
descriptions of the real places in the books, along with maps of
Three Pines.
- Time’s Convert by Deborah
Harkness, with exclusive material including an additional scene
illuminating an unexplored facet of Marcus Whitmore and Matthew de
Clermont’s bond.
- Stephen Hawking’s Brief Answers to
the Big Questions, containing heartfelt tributes given during
Stephen Hawking’s memorial service on June 15, 2018 from colleagues
who knew him both as a peer and friend.
- Guinness World Records 2019
includes eight bonus pages with a make-your-own record selector and
extra records to test your skills.
Toys & Games
- POP Harry Potter: Herbology pack, which
includes three Harry Potter-themed vinyl Funko POP!s of Harry, Ron
and Hermione
- Grinch with Max Plush
- Lord of the Rings - Quest to Mount
Doom. A Middle Earth Adventure Game
- Superfight: Superchest
Specialty & Gift
- Reading Socks (available in multiple
colors and patterns)
- Literary Gift Wrap and Gift Bags by
Hallmark
Entertainment
- New NOOK tablet with 10.1” screen
perfect for reading, lightweight and stylish design, and 2 in 1
tablet capabilities for browsing, watching shows, and emailing
- Exclusive Turntable and Speaker Bundle
from Crosley
- Exclusive Vinyl Editions including:
Holiday Gift Guide
Nobody knows gift-giving like Barnes & Noble, and with the
enhanced online Holiday Gift Guide, it makes it easy to discover
unique and exclusive gifts for everyone. This online shopping tool
is simple to navigate, featuring tabs like, “Him & Her,” “Teen
& YA,” “Big Kids,” “Little Kids,” “Babies & Toddlers,”
“Toys & Games,” “Pop Culture & Trend,” “Special Values,”
and more. Each section is specially curated to make gift-giving a
seamless and enjoyable experience.
My Cookie Story Contest
Barnes & Noble is full of stories, and this year the Company
is asking customers to share the story of their favorite holiday
cookie along with the recipe. Starting on December 4, customers can
submit their story and recipe online or in stores, and enter to win
$5,000 and the chance to have a version of their cookie at Barnes
& Noble Cafés around the country next holiday season. Judges
include Rose Levy Beranbaum, author of Rose’s Baking Basics,
Deb Perelman, author of The Smitten Kitchen, Sandy Solmon,
President of Sweet Street Desserts, Katie Workman, author of
Dinner Solved!, and Barnes & Noble Café Operations
Communications Manager Jason Arthur, who will be a contestant on
this season of ABC’s The Great American Baking Show: Holiday
Edition, premiering on December 6 at 9/8c PM on ABC.
#BNTheKnow
Barnes & Noble welcomes customers to join in the excitement
of the holiday season
on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Snapchat (bnsnaps)
and Facebook, using the hashtag, #BNTheKnow. For more
information on this holiday season, customers can speak with a
bookseller in store, or visit BN.com/Holiday.
About Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the nation’s largest
retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media
and educational products. The Company operates 629 Barnes &
Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier
e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital
business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and
an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment
content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store (www.nook.com)
features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the
ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices
through Free NOOK Reading Apps™ available for Android™, iOS® and
Windows®.
General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained
by visiting the Company's corporate website at
www.barnesandnobleinc.com.
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Barnes & Noble, Inc.Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323Senior
Vice PresidentCorporate Communicationsmkeating@bn.comorAlex
Ortolani, 212-633-3379DirectorCorporate
Communicationsaortolani@bn.com
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