Barnes & Noble.com Music Store Named Forbes.com "Best of the Web" Favorite Online Music Site; www.bn.com Is "Best-of-Class".Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000 Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) (www.bn.com) said today that its Music Store has been named Forbes.com's favorite online music site. Barnes & Noble.com's designation as a "Forbes Favorite" was published in the magazine's Summer 2000 Special Internet Issue, "Best of the Web," which rated almost 1,800 sites. The Forbes Favorite award is in recognition of Barnes & Noble.com Music Store's substantial content, smart organization and other features, including genre pages and helpful reviews. The site, which launched in July 1999, is a "best-of-class for anyone who wants to learn about the music they're buying," the magazine said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the article, the Barnes & Noble.com Music Store's "stellar genre pages make this a browsing See browse. pleasure. {The pages} offer meaty editors' picks, box sets and reissues. Helpful reviews...tell it like it is." "To be singled out as the best music site by Forbes.com is indeed an honor," said Daniel Blackman, vice president of Music, Video and Software for Barnes & Noble.com. "This is a team effort that draws on all parts of a very talented organization. Since our Music Store is a relative newcomer, the Forbes.com award is especially gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. in that it acknowledges our ability to create an informative, easy-to-use store that caters to music lovers everywhere." In the Forbes Spring 2000 Special "Best of the Web" Internet Issue (February 28), Barnes & Noble.com was named the "Forbes Favorite" on line bookstore for the second consecutive year. About Barnes & Noble.com Since launching its online business in May 1997, Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) has become one of the world's largest Web sites and the sixth largest e-commerce site, according to Media Metrix. Focused largely on the sale of books, music, software, magazines, prints, posters and related products, the company has capitalized on the recognized brand value of the Barnes & Noble name to become the second largest, and one of the fastest growing, online distributors of books. Customers can choose from millions of new and out-of-print titles and enjoy a variety of related content such as author chats, book synopses and reader reviews. The site also offers thousands of bargain books discounted up to 91 percent, the most popular software and magazine titles, as well as gift items for every occasion. The company recently launched its Prints & Posters Gallery, a unique collection of images that can be produced on demand on museum-quality canvas or high-quality paper, and its eCards service, an exclusive selection of greeting card images that can be personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. and enhanced with animation and music. With access to Barnes & Noble's more than 750,000 in-stock titles, Barnes & Noble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller ready for immediate delivery. The URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. http://www.bn.com makes the site easy to find. The Barnes & Noble.com affiliate network An affiliate network acts as an intermediary between publishers (affiliates) and (merchant) affiliate programs. It allows publishers to find affiliate programs, which are suitable for their website and it helps websites offering affiliate programs reach its target audience. has more than 360,000 members and the company maintains strategic alliances with major Web portals See portal. and content sites, such as AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , Lycos and MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). . The company is also a leader in business-to-business e-commerce with its unique Business Solutions program. |
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