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Barnes & Noble CEO William Lynch holds the Nook Tablet. Lynch is resigning as chief executive after three years on the job. (Photo: Jim Sulley, Newscast).
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City.