New Customers: Top Ten Reasons to Shop at Barnes & Noble.com


1. The largest in-stock selection of any online bookseller, period. Vast selection has been the hallmark of Barnes & Noble for decades, and Barnes and Noble is now pleased to bring it to the world through the Internet. The Barnes and noble inventory spans more than 35 miles of shelves, making it the largest collection under one roof in the history of bookselling. The BN goal is to stock the entire catalogue of virtually every publisher in the United States, enabling Barnes and Noble to bring you a selection that boggles the mind (in a pleasing way, we might add!). Barnes and Noble takes special care to represent more small-press titles and more books from university and independent presses than you can find anywhere else. Search the Barnes and Noble site for the books on your list, or let serendipity take over, and browse through the virtual stacks.

2. Fastest Delivery. Since Barnes and Noble keeps more than 750,000 titles on their shelves, they can deliver more of the books you want faster than any other online bookseller.

3. Easy Returns. Now you can return online purchases to ANY Barnes & Noble Store for in-store credit. Of course, you can still return online purchases to Barnes & Noble.com for a complete refund.

4. Discounts. The Barnes and Noble online ordering system and fully automated distribution center allows Barens and Noble to ship products directly from the warehouse -- and pass the savings on to you. Barnes and Noble offers daily discounts of up to 40% on New York Times bestsellers and other selected features, up to 30% on new and bestselling hardcovers and paperbacks, and up to 20% on audiobooks. The BN brilliant selection of bargain books saves you even more, with discounts of up to 88% off publishers' original list prices. Barnes and Noble also has a fine group of exclusive Barnes & Noble editions. Nobody stocks more Half-Price Books & Special Values than Barnes and Noble does.

5. Book Reviews and More. The Barnes and Noble online bookstore features thousands of book reviews from respected sources such as Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times Book Review, Salon, and Library Journal. Barnes and Noble wants readers to have all the information they need to make an informed book-buying decision -- so Barnes and Noble gives it to them!

6. Personal Recommendations. Sign up for email newsletters in areas of interest to you. It's like having a personal book-recommendation service.

7. Out of Print, Used & Rare Books. The Barnes and Noble inventory of out of print, used, and rare books is growing every day; it already numbers in the millions. If you're looking for a hard-to-find used book, a first edition, or a rare book to give as a gift, Barnes and Noble is your one-stop source.

8. Barnes and Noble Makes It Easy! The Barnes and Noble powerful search engine makes finding the products you want and discovering what you may like as easy as it is fun.

9. Safe Shopping Guarantee. Shopping with Barnes & Noble is safe. If a credit card or debit card issuer assesses you a fee because of the unauthorized use of your credit card or debit card on the BN site, Barnes & Noble.com will reimburse you for such amount up to $50.00. Exceptions do apply. Please contact our Customer Service department for details.

10. Barnes and Noble Protects Your Privacy.