Item 8.01. Other Events.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the "Company") makes this filing on Form 8-K as required by the Scheduling Order (the "Scheduling Order") granted by the Delaware Court of Chancery on June 15, 2012 in connection with the proposed settlement (the "Settlement") in In re Barnes & Noble Stockholder Derivative Litigation, C.A. No. 4813-VCS. The material terms of the Settlement were previously disclosed by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 15, 2012.

Pursuant to the Scheduling Order, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Summary Notice of Pendency of Derivative Action, Proposed Settlement of Derivative Action, Settlement Hearing and Right to Appear (the "Summary Notice").

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Summary Notice, dated June 20, 2012.

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