B. Dalton Booksellers to Send San Jose Family to the Land of Harry Potter.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , CA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 16, 2000 Local Winner Selected From Over 24,000 Entrants Nationwide Millions of readers across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. feel close to Harry Potter thanks to J.K. Rowling's magical series of children's books, but the Huffman family of San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , has reason to feel even closer than most. As the lucky winners of B. Dalton's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Sweepstakes, they will receive a family trip to London, near the home of Harry Potter. Selected from over 24,000 entrants nationwide, Mary and Gene Huffman and their grandchildren Jarrod and Amberlee Belsick, will be jetting off to London, Harry's homeland, for a fabulous four-day, three-night stay at a three-star hotel. "My 11-year-old grandson, Jarrod, is fascinated with the Harry Potter books," said Mary Huffman. "It will be so extraordinary for us to bring the books to life while we explore London and see first hand where Harry's adventures take place. Our experiences in London can only add to our enjoyment of future Harry Potter novels." About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ) operates 544 Barnes & Noble and 389 B. Dalton bookstores, and, with its acquisition of Babbage's Etc. and Funco, Inc., is the nation's largest operator of video game and entertainment software stores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of book titles and provide access to more than one million titles. They offer books from more than 50,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is one of the world's largest booksellers on the World Wide Web (http://www.bn.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online See AOL. (Keyword: bn). Barnes & Noble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller. Barnes & Noble also publishes books under its own imprint for exclusive sale through its retail stores, mail-order catalogs, and Web site. General financial information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Web site: http://www.shareholder.com/bks/. Note: Photo available upon request. |
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