Barnes & Noble Celebrates The LEGO® Movie 2 With Build Event at Stores Nationwide, February 23

Fans can Build Their Own LEGO Set Inspired by the Feature Film and
Get Exclusive Giveaways, While Supplies Last

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world’s largest retail
bookseller, today announced a LEGO^® build event at stores
nationwide on Saturday, February 23, at 2 PM, to celebrate the new
movie, The LEGO^®Movie 2: The Second Part.
Customers will have the opportunity to build and take home Emmet’s Dream
House/Rescue Rocket, play activities, and get free giveaways, while
supplies last. Customers can sign up for the event on BN.com.

“We are thrilled to welcome LEGO fans to our stores to celebrate the
highly-anticipated film,” said Kathleen Campisano, Vice President, Toys
& Games at Barnes & Noble. “This event will bring the movie to life by
offering fans the chance to have a special, exclusive experience, as
well as take home a 2-in-1 build of their very own, Emmett’s Dream
House/Rescue Rocket.”

During the event, fans will be able to celebrate The LEGO^®Movie 2, which premieres February 8, with a photo opportunity
with Emmet’s Dream House/Rescue Rocket backdrop and a fun build event,
and Barnes & Noble Cafés will offer a special $1 M&M^®
Blondie Blast for attendees.

Barnes & Noble is also carrying the new line of LEGO products based on The
LEGO^®Movie 2, including building sets and Young
Reader books, on sale in stores and on BN.com.

Select stores may require customers to sign
up for the event in advance. Customers should visit the Barnes
& Noble Store Locator or speak with one of the knowledgeable
booksellers for more information.

Attendees of the LEGO build are encouraged to share pictures of the
event on their social media channels using the hashtags, #BNLEGOBuild
and #BNAwesomerTogether.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the world’s largest retail
bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and
educational products. The Company operates 630 Barnes & Noble bookstores
in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The
Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK^®
tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and
entertainment content through the NOOK Store^®. The NOOK Store
(www.nook.com)
features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the ability
to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free
NOOK Reading Apps^™ available for Android^™, iOS^®
and Windows^®.

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting
the Company’s corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

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Inc. or its affiliates. NOOK^® and the NOOK logos are
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Contacts

Mary Ellen Keating
Senior Vice President
Corporate
Communications
Barnes & Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3323
mkeating@bn.com

Alex
Ortolani
Director
Corporate Communications
Barnes &
Noble, Inc.
(212) 633-3379
aortolani@bn.com