Barnes & Noble Opens Bowie, Maryland, Superstore On November 14 At Bowie Town Center.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2001 75,000 Book Titles Including 15,000 Different Children's Books, Access to More Than One Million Titles, More Than 25,000 Music, Video and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. Titles, Music Listening Stations A listening station is a facility established to monitor radio and microwave signals and analyse their content to secure information and intelligence for use by the security and diplomatic community and others. , Barnes & Noble Cafe, Readers' Advantage Program, and Special Events Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, will open on Wednesday, November 14th, its new Bowie, Maryland Bowie (IPA: /bui/) is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. The population was 50,269 at the 2000 census, making it the largest incorporated municipality in Prince George's County. History The city of Bowie owes its existence to the railway. , superstore su·per·store n. A very large retail store that stocks highly diversified merchandise, such as groceries, toys, and camera equipment, or a wide variety of mechandise in a specific product line, such as computers or sporting goods. , located at 15455 Emerald Way in the Bowie Town Center. The 25,000-square-foot store will employ 60 knowledgeable booksellers from Prince George's County. In a comfortable and dynamic architectural setting, people of all ages can enjoy the art of browsing and buying books, listen to CDs from an extensive selection of titles, relax over a cup of Starbucks coffee, or attend one of the store's special events. The public is invited to a Preview Night Party at the new Bowie Barnes & Noble on Tuesday, November 13th, from 6 to 9 p.m. A portion of the Preview Night sales will benefit the Prince George's County Literacy Council. "Customers at the Bowie Barnes & Noble will have the opportunity to explore a large selection of books in every imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag subject," said Alan Kahn, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of Barnes & Noble, Inc. "In addition, the Bowie Barnes & Noble store will provide access to more than one million titles and offer our exclusive `Readers' Advantage' program." The Barnes & Noble Customer Service Counter enables customers to order books at the store and have the order completed through Barnes & Noble.com for delivery to their home, office or to a friend. Readers' Advantage, Barnes & Noble's new membership loyalty program, offers additional discounts and benefits at the new Bowie Barnes & Noble. For a $25 annual fee, members will receive an additional 10 percent discount at the store and an additional five percent discount at Barnes & Noble.com. The program benefits also include invitations to members-only events. "Barnes & Noble is dedicated to providing the kinds of services our customers want in a relaxed and welcoming environment," said Jennifer Hogan, the store manager for the new Bowie store. "As a community institution, these services involve an ongoing calendar of exciting, free events, including poetry readings, book discussion groups, author signings, and children's story-telling hours, often featuring special guests, all designed to respond to the specific interests of the community of Prince George's County." The store's music department will offer more than 25,000 compact disc, video and DVD titles. Its Red Dot electronic music catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. , a touch-sensitive customer kiosk, features information on the actual location of CDs in the store. Listening stations will be available for customers to preview selected recordings. The store will also feature a Barnes & Noble Cafe, serving in a classic bistro setting Starbucks coffee, cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, , espresso; the full-leaf teas of The Republic of Tea; cold drinks; and a variety of reasonably priced gourmet sandwiches and desserts. The Bowie Barnes & Noble bookstore will carry an extensive children's selection of books in an area designed especially for kids, highlighted by a selection of unforgettable characters from children's literature children's literature, writing whose primary audience is children. See also children's book illustration. The Beginnings of Children's Literature The earliest of what came to be regarded as children's literature was first meant for adults. . The department features more than 15,000 titles, including all Newbery and Caldecott Award winning titles, as well as time-honored classics and new arrivals. The new Bowie Barnes & Noble will be open from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. 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 569 Barnes & Noble and 331 B. Dalton bookstores, and GameStop (formerly Babbage's) is the nation's largest operator of video game and entertainment software stores with 990 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 premiere bookseller on America Online's (Keyword: bn) proprietary network. Barnes & Noble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller. Barnes & Noble also publishes books under its own imprint im·print tr.v. im·print·ed, im·print·ing, im·prints 1. To produce (a mark or pattern) on a surface by pressure. 2. To produce a mark on (a surface) by pressure. 3. for exclusive sale through its retail stores and Web site. General financial information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate Web site: http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/financials. |
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