UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On August 20, 2013, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended July 27, 2013 (the “Press Release”).  A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto pertaining to the Company’s financial results shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

To supplement the Company’s consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 the Company uses the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA (defined by the Company as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization).

The Company’s management reviews this non-GAAP measure internally to evaluate the Company’s performance and manage its operations.  The Company believes that the inclusion of EBITDA results provides investors useful and important information regarding the Company’s operating results. The non-GAAP measure included in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 has been reconciled to the comparable GAAP measure as required under SEC rules regarding the use of non-GAAP financial measures.  The Company urges investors to carefully review the GAAP financial information included as part of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and quarterly earnings releases.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)  Exhibits

99.1  Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated August 20, 2013

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Barnes & Noble, Inc.

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