X0306 4 2016-01-15 0000890491 BARNES & NOBLE INC BKS 0001111142 COWEN SCOTT S C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC. 122 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10011 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2016-01-15 4 P 0 5000 8.2755 A 32097 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average share price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $8.257 to $8.29, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Barnes & Noble, Inc., any security holders of Barnes & Noble, Inc. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote 1 to this Form 4. /s/ Bradley A. Feuer, as Attorney-in-Fact for Scott S. Cowen 2016-01-15