SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Herpich Peter M

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O BARNES & NOBLE, INC.

122 FIFTH AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK

10011

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/23/2013

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BARNES & NOBLE INC [ BKS ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Principal Accounting Officer

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	12,624⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	826.802⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of: (a) grants of restricted shares, which are fully vested, except for 2,500 restricted shares vesting on April 1, 2014; and (b) grant of 10,000 restricted stock units (payable solely in common stock of the Issuer on each vesting date) on February 6, 2012, with 25% vesting on February 6, 2014, 25% vesting on February 6, 2015 and the remaining 50% vesting on February 6, 2016.

2. Holdings under the Barnes & Noble, Inc. 401(k) Plan are reported in units. Therefore, the securities set forth in Column 2 of Table I are units. The number of units reported herein are based on a plan statement dated as of November 25, 2013. The Barnes & Noble, Inc. 401(k) Plan accounts for interests in the Barnes & Noble, Inc. Stock Fund in units consisting of shares of Barnes & Noble, Inc. common stock and a liquidity component. As a result, the number of underlying shares may fluctuate from time to time.

Remarks:

EXHIBIT LIST - Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney for Peter M. Herpich

	/s/ Peter M. Herpich	12/03/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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