Barnes & Noble to Send Westchester County Family to the Land of Harry Potter; Local Winner Selected From Over 90,000 Entrants Nationwide.Business & Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2000 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 Fabricatore-Giroux family of Ossining, New York Ossining is the name of two places in New York:
Selected from over 90,000 entrants nationwide, Carol Fabricatore, her husband David Giroux, and their three-year-old daughter Chloe, will be jetting off to London, Harry's homeland, for a fabulous four-day, three-night stay at a three-star hotel. "I never imagined that I would win the sweepstakes and get to see first hand where Harry's magical adventures take place," said Carol Fabricatore. "We are so excited to explore London and know that our experience there 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 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, 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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