Barnes & Noble Opens Coralville, Iowa Superstore On July 29 At 1451 Coral Ridge Avenue.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1998-- 175,000 Book Titles Including 15,000 Different Children's Books, Access to More Than One Million Titles Shipped within 24 Hours, Barnes & Noble Cafe, Special Events Program, Superb Service, Comfortable Setting, and Much More Barnes & Noble, Inc., the nation's largest bookseller, will open on July 29, its new Coralville, Iowa Coralville is a small city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is a suburb of Iowa City and part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 15,123 at the 2000 census; a special census taken by the city in 2003 counted 17,269 residents. , 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. at 1451 Coral Ridge Ave. The 22,000 square-foot store employs 60 knowledgeable booksellers from the Coralville area. In a comfortable and dynamic architectural setting, people of all ages can enjoy the art of browsing and buying books, relax over a cup of Starbucks coffee, or attend one of the store's special events. "Customers at the Coralville Barnes & Noble will have the opportunity to explore a larger selection of books in every imaginable i·mag·i·na·ble adj. Conceivable in the imagination: imaginable exploits. i·mag subject than ever before," 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 to the books on the shelves,the store will offer in excess of one million book titles, usually shipped within 24 hours, from our distribution center." In a spacious and comfortable atmosphere, the store will carry more than 175,000 different book titles in a wide range of subjects, many from thousands of small, independent publishers and university presses. While some 50,000 titles are common to all Barnes & Noble stores, the other 125,000 book titles are carefully selected to reflect the local lifestyles and interests of Coralville customers. The store will also offer access to the more than one million book titles from Barnes & Noble's state-of-the-art distribution center. "Barnes & Noble is dedicated to providing the kinds of services our customers want in a relaxed and welcoming environment," said Rachele Runyan, the store manager for the new Coralville store. "As a community institution, these services involve an ongoing calendar of free and exciting events, including poetry readings, book discussion groups, author signings, and children's story-telling hours, often featuring special guests. These events are designed to respond to the specific interests of the Coralville community." A portion of the new Coralville store's "Preview Night" sales will benefit First Book, a national non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to distributing books to children who have little or no access to books. In partnership with the local First Book chapter, Barnes & Noble will host a book party at a later date where children from the Neighborhood Center of Johnson County Johnson County is the name of several counties in the United States:
The new Coralville store's large and imaginative children's department is a magical place, highlighted by a selection of unforgettable characters of 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. Winnie-the-Pooh's Enchanted Forest In literature, an enchanted forest is a forest under, or containing, enchantments. Such forests are described in the oldest folklore from regions where forests are common, and occur throughout the centuries to modern works of fantasy. , a children's event area, is dedicated to story hours, performances and special author appearances. The new Coralville Barnes & Noble will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. every day. Barnes & Noble, Inc. operates 487 Barnes & Noble bookstores and 511 B. Dalton bookstores. Barnes & Noble stores stock an authoritative selection of more than 175,000 titles and offer books from more than 27,000 publishers with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses. Barnes & Noble is the world's largest bookseller on the World Wide Web (http://www.barnesandnoble.com), and the exclusive bookseller on America Online See AOL. (Keyword: BarnesandNoble). The company also publishes books under the Barnes & Noble 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/.
CONTACT: Barnes & Noble, Inc., New York
Rachel McLeod El-Yafi, 212/633-4062
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