Nook Responsible For Great End-Of-Year For Barnes And Noble

First Posted: 01/06/11 02:09 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

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For the nine-week holiday period ending Jan. 1, comparable store sales for Barnes & Noble's brick-and-mortar business was up 9.7% compared to last year's holiday season. For the month of December alone, comp store sales rose 12.8% compared to a year ago.

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