Founded in the 1960s, Barnes & Noble Inc. is one of the leading booksellers in the world. Based in Fullerton, Calif., it is a Fortune 500 company and operates more than 717 bookstores nationwide. The firm conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com, which is one of the Webs largest e-commerce sites and features more than two million titles in its eBookstore. Through Barnes & Noble s NOOK eReading product offering, Barnes & Noble Inc. offers eBooks on the widest range of platforms, including NOOK eBook Readers, devices from partner companies and numerous mobile and computing devices using free NOOK software.