Barnes - About the company
Barnes is an acquired company based in Wheaton (United States), founded in 1873. It operates as a Retailer for books and ebooks. Barnes has raised $25M in funding. The company has 4 active competitors, including 2 that have exited. Its top competitors are Books, Powells and Little Professor Bookshop.
Company Details
Barnes & Noble.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., a publicly traded company listed on the NYSE under the symbol "BKS." It stocks over 1 million titles in its warehouses for immediate delivery. In 2009, Barnes & Noble.com also became a leader in eBooks, offering over 1 million titles in its eBooks store and launching NOOK, its ebook reading device. Leonard Riggio is the largest shareholder of the company since purchasing it in 1971.
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
1873
Location
Wheaton, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$25M in 2 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 4 active competitors
Employee Count
14,305 as on Mar 31, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Elliott Management (Jun 07, 2019)
Barnes's acquisition details
Barnes got acquired by Elliott Management on Jun 07, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Barnes's funding and investors
Barnes has raised a total funding of $25M over 2 rounds. Barnes has 3 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Barnes:
Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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May 13, 2010 | 3022369 | PE | 4147217 | 1171058 | 5306912 | 7331436 |
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Barnes' founders and board of directors
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Barnes has 14,305 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Barnes's employee count trend over the years:
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Barnes's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Barnes include Books, Powells and Little Professor Bookshop. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Barnes, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Barnes 1873, Wheaton (United States), Acquired | Retailer for books and ebooks | $25M | 68/100 | |
2nd | Books 1917, Birmingham (United States), Public | Book retailer that operates a chain of bookstores | - | - | 52/100 |
3rd | Powells 1971, Portland (United States), Unfunded | Retailer of new, used, rare, and out-of-print books | - | - | 49/100 |
4th | Little Professor Bookshop 2023, Birmingham (United States), Unfunded | Retail chain of books | - | - | 16/100 |
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Barnes's Investments and acquisitions
Barnes has made 1 investments in companies including Fat Brain. Barnes has also acquired 6 companies including Books and BNED LoudCloud.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Sep 10, 2025 | Acquisition | 1851 | ||
Mar 08, 2016 | Acquisition | 2010 | Basking Ridge (United States) | |
2011 | Acquisition | 1999 | New York City (United States) |
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News related to Barnes
Filter this listMedia has covered Barnes for a total of 35 events in the last 1 year, 22 of them have been about company updates and 1 about partnerships.
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Barnes & Noble to shutter Stamford Town Center store in JulyHartford Business Journal•Apr 20, 2026•Barnes
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Barnes & Noble partners with Lenovo for Nook Reading Tablet 8.7Notebookcheck Publishing GmbH•Feb 19, 2026•Lenovo, Barnes
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Elliott Eyes Waterstones and Barnes & Noble IPO in London, Ending City's DroughtCity A.M.•Dec 18, 2025•Barnes, Waterstones
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