Barnes & Noble.com's Same Day Delivery Gives Manhattan Shoppers Last Minute Relief

Business Wire, Dec 20, 2002

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2002

With Christmas around the corner and the holiday shopping season about to come to a close, Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) (www.bn.com) offers relief for Manhattan shoppers in need of last minute gifts with the Barnes & Noble.com Same Day Delivery service.

Items ordered from Barnes & Noble.com's collection of in-stock books, DVDs/videos, music and other gifts before 11 a.m. on Monday, December 23rd will be delivered to Manhattan addresses by Christmas. Just look for the apple graphic to see which products qualify for same-day delivery. And, the Barnes & Noble.com free shipping offer on orders of two or more items applies to the same-day delivery items.

For more information or to speak with a Barnes & Noble.com executive (Same Day Delivery!), contact Brian Flynn, chief reindeer at RLM Public Relations at 212/741-5106 x52, or via e-mail at brian@rlmpr.com

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