Barnes & Noble Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is one of the world s largest booksellers. Based in Brandon, Fla., it is also one of the United States highest-rated bookselling brands. The company is a content, commerce and technology company that provides customers easy and convenient access to books, magazines, newspapers and other content across its multichannel distribution platform. It operates around 717 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states, and 637 college bookstores. Barnes & Noble Inc. serves nearly 4 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities across the United States. The firm conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com, one of the webs largest e-commerce sites.