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) February 28, 2007
                              (February 27, 2007)

                              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 8.01 Other Events.

     On February 27, 2007, Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced that its Board of
Directors had authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share for
stockholders of record at the close of business on March 9, 2007, payable on
March 30, 2007.


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                                   SIGNATURES
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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: February 28, 2007


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