Barnes & Noble and New England Booksellers Association Resolve Trademark Issues.Business Editors 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 & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2000 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) ) and the New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. Booksellers Association (NEBA NEBA New England Booksellers Association NEBA Net Environmental Benefit Analysis NEBA New England Bankcard Association NEBA NASA Employees Benefit Association NEBA Nepal Bar Association NEBA North East Bass Association (fishing) ) today announced that they have amicably resolved the potential trademark issues surrounding Barnes & Noble's "Discover Great New Writers" program and NEBA's "Discovery of the Month" program. After further review, Barnes & Noble says that it has determined that there is no conflict with NEBA's use of the word "discovery" in its program name, and, therefore, no need to pursue the matter further. "For ten years, Barnes & Noble's `Discover Great New Writers' program has been discovering and finding a wider audience for a number of prize-winning authors," 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. "We're very proud of what we have accomplished with our program. NEBA's `Discovery of the Month' has an equally distinguished history, and both serve the greater good of encouraging new talent." "We are pleased that this issue has been amicably resolved," said Donna Urey, president of the New England Booksellers Association and owner of White Birch Books, North Conway, NH. "Our member stores are dedicated to their mission as booksellers, connecting readers with authors, and `Discovery of the Month' has been and will continue to be a valuable part of that effort." About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) 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 (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/. About The New England Booksellers Association The New England Booksellers Association (NEBA) is the trade association for the retail book industry in New England. Serving independent booksellers in the region for 27 years, NEBA has 800 members representing over 400 bookstores. NEBA promotes the retail sale of books throughout New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. and Vermont) and New York through an annual trade show, educational programming, print and electronic publications, and a variety of other resources and promotional programs. The organization advocates for a level playing field See net neutrality. for all book retailers and promotes media and public awareness of the importance of independent bookstores to communities and their cultures. General information on NEBA and a full listing of its 471 bookstore members by state is available on its Web site: (http://www.newenglandbooks.org>. |
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