Article: Barnes & Noble Reports Second Quarter Financial Results.(Financial report)

Gross Margins Better than Expected

Achieves Earnings Per Share at High End of Guidance

Declares Quarterly Dividend

NEW YORK -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller, today reported sales and earnings for the second quarter ended August 1, 2009. In addition, the company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share payable on September 30, 2009 to stockholders of record on September 9, 2009.

Total sales for the second quarter were $1.2 billion, a 5% decrease compared to the prior year. Barnes & Noble store sales decreased 5% to $1.0 billion, with ...

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