Barnes & Noble Brings Back Popular Vinyl Weekend to Stores Nationwide, November 16-18

Vinyl Weekend at Barnes & Noble Returns with Limited-Edition Vinyl, Exclusive In-Store Specials, Giveaways, and Discounts

All Stores Will Offer 10% off All Vinyl and 30% off Crosley Turntables and Accessories

Customers Can Visit Select Barnes & Noble Stores Across the Country to Enter for the Chance to Win Special Prizes

NEW YORK--()--Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS), the world’s largest retail bookseller, today announced the return of its customer-favorite Vinyl Weekend event taking place Friday, November 16 through Sunday, November 18 at Barnes & Noble stores nationwide. This year, Barnes & Noble is celebrating Vinyl Weekend with a vast selection of exclusive vinyl records and incredible offers including 10% off all vinyl and 30% off Crosley turntables and accessories. Barnes & Noble stores will also be offering customers special giveaways throughout Vinyl Weekend, while supplies last.

During Vinyl Weekend, customers will have the opportunity to visit select Barnes & Noble stores across the country to enter for the chance to win special prizes. For more information, customers can visit www.BN.com or speak with a knowledgeable bookseller at their local Barnes & Noble store.

Top Barnes & Noble Vinyl Weekend exclusives include:

  • Josh Groban’s Bridges in an exclusive white vinyl, exclusive retailer for two weeks starting 11/16
  • Michael Bublé’s Love in a special milky white colored vinyl
  • Cher’s Dancing Queen on a translucent blue vinyl, exclusive retailer for two weeks starting 11/16
  • Delta by Mumford & Sons includes a free 12x12 poster insert
  • Jesus Christ Superstar, Live in Concert TV Cast, exclusive US retailer
  • Carousel, Broadway Cast Recording, exclusive retailer
  • Elle King’s Shake the Spirit in a bone colored vinyl
  • Country Christmas with Big Machine Records, exclusive retailer

Barnes & Noble will also offer five exclusive Harry Potter Vinyl Picture Discs that make the perfect gift for any Harry Potter fan:

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

There are limited quantities of each exclusive vinyl record available, so customers are encouraged to visit their nearest Barnes & Noble as soon as possible during Vinyl Weekend so they don’t miss out on the chance to pick up their favorites.

“Barnes & Noble’s Vinyl Weekend is a customer-favorite event year after year for both new and seasoned vinyl shoppers and collectors,” said Chuck Gorman, Vice President of Music and Video at Barnes & Noble. “We’re always growing our vast collection of vinyl records, and with our curated selection of exclusive vinyl and incredible discounts, vinyl fans everywhere can be sure they will experience an event like no other during Vinyl Weekend at Barnes & Noble.”

Special Discounts and Giveaways

Throughout Vinyl Weekend, customers will receive incredible offers including:

  • 10% off all vinyl (in-store only, with select vinyl available online)
  • 30% off all Crosley turntables and accessories (in-store only).
  • a free tote with the purchase of any two vinyl or any turntable (in-store only, while supplies last)
  • free coffee with any vinyl or turntable purchase (in-store only)

As always, Members receive an extra 10% off almost everything in stores every day.

Select Store Sweepstakes

Barnes & Noble customers can visit select stores across the country to enter for the chance to win special prizes, while supplies last, including:

  • Sara Bareilles, Waitress, 10-inch test pressing vinyl (one winner at Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue in New York City)
  • Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Boxset (one winner at Barnes & Noble in Camp Hill, PA)
  • Fleet Foxes signed 7-inch test pressing vinyl, from the album Crack-Up (two winners at Barnes & Noble in Albuquerque, NM)
  • Signed copies of Robert Plant’s Carry Fire vinyl (two winners at Barnes & Noble in St. Petersburg, FL)
  • Signed copies of John Hiatt’s The Eclipse Sessions vinyl exclusive (three winners at Barnes & Noble in Duluth, MN)
  • Signed copies of Amos Lee’s My New Moon vinyl exclusive (three winners at the Barnes & Noble in Murfreesboro, TN)
  • Michael Jackson gift pack includes 6 Vinyl Picture Discs (one winner at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles, CA)
  • Bob Dylan’s More Blood, More Tracks: The Bootleg Series Vol. 14 CD Boxset (one winner at Barnes & Noble in Albuquerque, NM)
  • David Byrne Tour 2018 American Utopia limited-edition poster (two winners at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City)
  • Signed copies of Tony Bennett and Diana Krall’s Love Is Here To Stay vinyl:
    • five winners at Barnes & Noble in Carle Place, NY
    • four winners at Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue in New York City
    • three winners at Barnes & Noble in West Melbourne, FL
    • three winners at Barnes & Noble in Albany, NY
    • three winners at Barnes & Noble in Paramus, NJ

For complete details and official rules, customers should contact their local Barnes & Noble store to find out if it is participating in the sweepstakes.

Customers should contact their local store or visit the Barnes & Noble Store Locator to find out what events and special offers will take place at their local Barnes & Noble during Vinyl Weekend.

About Barnes & Noble, Inc.

Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS) is the nation’s largest retail bookseller, and a leading retailer of content, digital media and educational products. The Company operates 629 Barnes & Noble bookstores in 50 states, and one of the Web’s premier e-commerce sites, BN.com (www.bn.com). The Nook Digital business offers a lineup of popular NOOK® tablets and eReaders and an expansive collection of digital reading and entertainment content through the NOOK Store®. The NOOK Store (www.nook.com) features digital books, periodicals and comics, and offers the ability to enjoy content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK Reading Apps available for Android, iOS® and Windows®.

General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained by visiting the Company's corporate website at www.barnesandnobleinc.com.

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Contacts

Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
mkeating@bn.com
or
Alex Ortolani, 212-633-3379
Director
Corporate Communications
aortolani@bn.com

Contacts

Barnes & Noble, Inc.
Mary Ellen Keating, 212-633-3323
Senior Vice President
Corporate Communications
mkeating@bn.com
or
Alex Ortolani, 212-633-3379
Director
Corporate Communications
aortolani@bn.com