UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


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


Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)   November 20, 2007
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                              BARNES & NOBLE, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                 1-12302                                  06-1196501
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        (Commission File Number)               (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      122 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY                                 10011
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 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (212) 633-3300
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     On November 20, 2007, Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended November 3,
2007 (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.


Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

      (d)  Exhibits

     99.1  Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated November 20, 2007






                                    SIGNATURE
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     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.
                                       (Registrant)




                                       By: /s/ Joseph J. Lombardi
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                                           Joseph J. Lombardi
                                           Chief Financial Officer


Date: November 20, 2007






                              Barnes & Noble, Inc.

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX




Exhibit Number    Description
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99.1              Press Release of Barnes & Noble, Inc., dated November 20, 2007