Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On November 24, 2009, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the second quarter ended October 31, 2009 (the "Press Release"). A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company's financial results shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated November 24, 2009

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