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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.
The Company's Origins. Barnes & Noble's beginnings can be traced to 1873, when Charles M. Barnes started a book business from his home in Wheaton, Illinois. In 1917, his son, William, went to New York to join G. Clifford Noble in establishing Barnes & Noble.