Self-Publishing & eBooks
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Barnes and Noble profits grew by 13.4%, in part, attributed to their ebook and new self-publishing service business models.

BARNES & NOBLE.COM REPORTS Q1 2004 RESULTS
Q1 Comparable Sales Increase 13.4 Percent

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 27, 2004 -- Barnes & Noble.com (Nasdaq:BNBN) (www.bn.com) announced today that its comparable sales for first quarter 2004 were $120.2 million, a 13.4 percent increase over the prior year period. Comparable sales reflect the gross amount of used and out-of-print sales, consistent with how these sales were recorded in the prior year period. First quarter 2004 net sales increased 8.4 percent to $114.9 million as compared with the first quarter of 2003.