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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The selected consolidated fi nancial data of Barnes & Noble, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) set forth on
the following pages should be read in conjunction with the consolidated fi nancial statements and notes included elsewhere
in this report. On September 29, 2009, the Board of Directors of Barnes & Noble, Inc. authorized a change in the Company’s
fi scal year end from the Saturday closest to the last day of January to the Saturday closest to the last day of April. The change
in fi scal year, which became eff ective on September 30, 2009 upon the closing of the acquisition of Barnes & Noble College
Booksellers, Inc. (B&N College) by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the Acquisition), gives the Company and B&N College the same
fi scal year. The change was intended to better align the Company’s fi scal year with the business cycles of both Barnes &
Noble, Inc. and B&N College.
The Statement of Operations Data for the 52 weeks ended April 30, 2011 (fi scal 2011), 52 weeks ended May 1, 2010 (fi scal
2010), 13 weeks ended May 2, 2009 (transition period), and 52 weeks ended January 31, 2009 (fi scal 2008), and the Balance
Sheet Data as of April 30, 2011 and May 1, 2010 are derived from, and are qualifi ed by reference to, audited consolidated
fi nancial statements which are included elsewhere in this report. The Statement of Operations Data for the 52 weeks ended
February 2, 2008 (fi scal 2007) and 53 weeks ended February 3, 2007 (fi scal 2006) and the Balance Sheet Data as of May 2,
2009, January 31, 2009, February 2, 2008 and February 3, 2007 are derived from audited consolidated fi nancial statements
not included in this report. The Statement of Operations Data for the 13 weeks ended May 3, 2008 are derived from unaudited
consolidated fi nancial statements which are included elsewhere in this report.
4 Barnes & Noble, Inc.