Barnes & Noble Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is one of the leading booksellers across the globe. Based in Harrisonburg, Va., the company is also one of the highest-rated book-selling brands in the United States. It is a content, commerce and technology provider company that provides customers access to books, magazines, newspapers and other content across its multichannel distribution platform. Barnes & Noble Inc. operates around 717 retail bookstores in regional shopping malls, major strip centers and freestanding locations in 50 states as well as 637 college bookstores nationwide. It serves nearly 4 million students and faculty members at colleges and universities. The firm conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com, one of the e-commerce sites.