Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is not a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., although Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio owns a controlling interest in the company and is its chairman.
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc., which acquired it in 2009. It was formerly a separate company, and Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio owns a controlling interest in the company and is its chairman.