Founded in 1873, Barnes & Noble is one of the largest booksellers and a Fortune 500 companies in the United States. The company maintains more than 800 bookstores in over 50 states. It operates an online channel that offers in-stock selection of in-print book titles. Barnes & Noble serves more than eight million customers a year. In addition, the company attends over 4,000 customer service requests. It sells nearly 300 million books per year besides being one of the second largest coffeehouses in the United States. Maintaining a location in Scottsdale, Ariz., Barnes & Noble s stores also carry a collection of videos, DVDs, CDs and magazines.