Barnes & Noble
![Clifford Noble in 1893](/Images/godic/202501/01/Clifford_Noble_in_18935058.jpg")
![Barnes & Noble's former flagship store at 105 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York that operated from 1932-2014.](/Images/godic/202501/01/Barnes_&_Noble_Fifth_Ave_flagship5058.jpg")
![Barnes and Noble corporate headquarters, 122 (122–124) Fifth Avenue between West 17th and 18th Streets in the Flatiron District neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City](/Images/godic/202501/01/122_Fifth_Avenue5058.jpg")
![5th Avenue store sign](/Images/godic/202501/01/Barnes_&_Noble_sign5058.jpg")
Barnes & Noble, Inc., is a Fortune 500 company, the largest retail bookseller in the United States, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products in the country. The company operates 640 retail stores (as of January 1, 2016) in all 50 U.S. states.