"We're pleased to see popular commerce providers like barnesandnoble.com creating applications that empower Palm VII users to buy millions of products simply and wirelessly from their handheld computers," said Scott Lincke, director of wireless products for Palm Computing.

Customers can download the free application from barnesandnoble.com at www.bn.com/onthego, from the Palm.Net site at www.palm.net, or from www.workspot.com/bn. This application was developed by WorkSpot, Inc.

Industry Commitment

In another move to further develop barnesandnoble.com's bn.com On The Go strategy, the company has joined the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Forum and the Phone.com� (Nasdaq:PHCM) Alliance program. WAP Forum brings together industry leaders to develop world standards for wireless information and telephony services on digital and wireless devices. Phone.com's Alliance program provides the software and services that enable Web content developers to create Internet applications for mobile phone users.

About barnesandnoble.com

Since launching its online business in May 1997, barnesandnoble.com (Nasdaq: BNBN) has become one of the world's largest Web sites and the fourth 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 and enhanced with animation and music. With access to Barnes & Noble's more than 750,000 in-stock titles, barnesandnoble.com has the largest standing inventory of any online bookseller ready for immediate delivery. The URL http://www.bn.com makes the site easy to find, and its Express LaneSM single-click ordering process ensures fast and convenient purchasing.

The barnesandnoble.com affiliate network has more than 228,000 members and the Company maintains strategic alliances with major Web portals and content sites, such as AOL, Lycos and MSN. The Company is also a leader in business-to-business e-commerce with its unique Business Solutions program.

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