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We thank William Lynch for helping transform Barnes & Noble into a leading digital content provider and for leading in the development of (its Nook products), said company founder and Chairman Leonard Riggio in a statement. Lynch also resigned from the board.
Barnes & Noble has a rich history that can be traced back to 1873 when Charles M. Barnes started the business in his Illinois home. Nearly a century later, Leonard Riggio acquired the flagship Barnes & Noble trade name and over the next four decades transformed the company into the bookselling giant that it is today.