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Monday, October 16, 2000 Media Cynic | Forum | Advertising | Classifieds | Jobs Barnes & Noble Announces Free ISP Barnes & Noble, Inc. has announced that free Internet service CDs are now available at its Barnes & Noble stores. This free co-branded Internet service for Barnes & Noble retail customers is part of the agreement between Yahoo Inc., Barnes & Noble.com, and Barnes & Noble, Inc., which was announced on September 19, 2000. Barnes & Noble and Yahoo are teaming with Spinway Inc. to provide the Internet service provider (ISP) offering. In addition to the in-store CDs, the service can also be downloaded directly from Barnes & Noble.com. The free Internet service provides users with a personalized, co-branded Barnes & Noble/My Yahoo homepage along with other personalized Yahoo features. The free ISP also will provide offers and updates from Barnes & Noble stores and Barnes & Noble.com. ``What Barnes & Noble now has is a `network' which serves tens of millions of regular customers,'' said Steve Riggio, vice chairman of Barnes & Noble.com. ``Our integrated marketing program, powered by Yahoo and Spinway, provides us with a vehicle that marries our retail store customers with our Web site.'' As announced on September 19th, Barnes & Noble.com will also become the premier bookseller featured throughout the Yahoo directory and a featured merchant on Yahoo Shopping. Yahoo will feature Barnes & Noble.com graphic links on search results pages and in book category pages in the Yahoo directory. Click here to return to the homepage of The Write NewsTM Click here to subscribe to our free weekly email newsletter.  www.writenews.com Copyright © 1997-2007 by Writers Write, Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
