Educator Appreciation Breakfast

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera Celebrates PreK-12 Teachers & Administrators During Educator Appreciation Days, October 11-19

Best-Ever Discounts & Prizes Offered

Educators Can Enter Sweepstakes for a Chance to Win a $1,000 B&N Shopping Spree

Public, Private & Homeshool Educators Invited to Explore & Learn with Educator Events

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera will celebrate Fall Educator Appreciation Days on October 11-19. As public, private and homeschool educators embark on the new year of educating and inspiring students, Barnes & Noble stores nationwide and Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com) will offer special discounts*, promotions and giveaways for preK-12 educators and administrators.

Barnes & Noble’s Educator Appreciation Days recognize educators and provides them with an opportunity to explore, learn and save. This October’s offerings are the best ever for educators:

· 25% discount on personal and classroom book purchases, including Children’s and Teen titles and educational toys and games;

· 25% discount on music, movies, tech gear and more;

· 10% off the current price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab® 4 NOOK® and NOOK GlowLight™ (limit of five devices per customer with the presentation of a valid Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card);

· 10% discount on all Café consumables purchases;

· A $1,000 shopping spree sponsored by NOOK®. The grand prize winner will receive a $1,000 Barnes & Noble Gift Card, while three runners up will be able to choose a Samsung NOOK or a NOOK GlowLight. To enter, educators can simply visit a local Barnes & Noble store October 11-19, approach the NOOK Boutique® and look for the specially-created Educator Week Sweeps NOOK App™ on the Samsung NOOK devices displayed.

· A regional sweepstakes drawing for a $500 Barnes & Noble Gift Card and a NOOK GlowLight. One educator per region (five total) is eligible; educators can ask a bookseller for details on how to enter at their local store.

· Other local prizes and giveaways, such as gift cards, books, posters, educator guides, sticker sheets, activity kits, tote bags and more.

These special offers are available to PreK-12 teachers and administrators enrolled in the free Barnes & Noble Educator Discount program. To take advantage of these offers, educators can apply for their Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card in their local stores. The application form is available in stores or can be downloaded at BN.com.

As part of Educator Appreciation Days, Barnes & Noble Corte Madera will host a free Educator Breakfast on Saturday, October 11th at 8:30a.m. Educators interested in attending the breakfast in Corte Madera should RSVP with their name, school, email, and phone number to Laurel Kidd at crm2274@bn.com by Thursday, October 9th.

“Barnes & Noble is committed to celebrating educators in the communities we serve,” said Sarah DiFrancesco, Vice President, Business Development, Barnes & Noble, Inc. “We think it is important to recognize the hard work and dedication of our local teachers and administrators. Often times, many of our educators spend their own money to purchase books and materials for their classrooms. That’s why we offer these special Educator Appreciation Days three times a year to honor our communities’ most valuable resources—our teachers.”

Additionally, educators who visit Barnes & Noble during Educator Appreciation Days will receive information about Barnes & Noble’s 2015 My Favorite Teacher Contest, which provides middle and high school students the opportunity to tell their communities how much they appreciate their teachers by writing an essay, poem or letter about them. Local winning teachers are recognized at an in-store event in the spring and are eligible to win prizes at the regional level. One regional winner will be named the Barnes & Noble National Teacher of the Year and receive a cash prize of $5,000, with their school also receiving $5,000. The My Favorite Teacher Contest runs from September 8, 2014, to March 1, 2015.

Educators can follow Barnes & Noble on Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr, and like Barnes & Noble on Facebook, for the latest information about upcoming events and promotions. Fans can follow NOOK on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter to learn more about special offers and promotions.

Barnes & Noble Corte Madera is located at 313 Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA 94925. For information about these or other events at Barnes & Noble Corte Madera, please contact Laurel Kidd, Community Business Development Manager, at crm2274@bn.com.

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