~~Table~~SECURITIES ofAND ~~Contents~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~SECURITIES~~WASHINGTON, ~~AND~~D.C. ~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~20549

~~WASHINGTON,~~FORM ~~D.C. 20549~~8-K

~~FORM~~CURRENT ~~8-K~~REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of ~~PURSUANT TO~~Report ~~SECTION 13 OR 15~~(D)Date OFof ~~THE SECURITIES~~earliest ~~EXCHANGE~~event ~~ACT~~reported): OFJanuary 8, ~~1934~~2004

~~Date~~barnesandnoble.com ~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2003~~inc.

~~barnesandnoble.com~~(Exact ~~inc.~~Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware ~~(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)~~

~~Delaware~~(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


0-26063		13-4048787

(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

76 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY		10011

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

0-26063		13-4048787
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
76 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY		10011
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code (212) 414-6000

~~Registrant’s~~(Former ~~Telephone~~Name ~~Number~~or Former Address, ~~Including~~ ~~Area~~if ~~Code~~Changed ~~(212~~Since Last Report) ~~414-6000~~

~~(Former~~ Item 5. ~~Name~~Other orEvents ~~Former~~and ~~Address,~~Required ifFD ~~Changed Since Last Report )~~Disclosure

~~TABLE~~ On OFJanuary 8, ~~CONTENTS~~2004, barnesandnoble.com inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), which sets forth the terms and conditions of the proposed acquisition of the Company by B&N.com Acquisition Corp., a newly formed Delaware corporation wholly owned by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble”). The Merger Agreement provides that at the closing of the merger, the holders of the Company’s outstanding common stock, other than Barnes & Noble, B&N.com Holding Corp. and their respective subsidiaries, will receive $3.05 per share in cash for their shares, and the Company will become a privately held company, wholly owned by Barnes & Noble. The closing of the merger is expected in the late first quarter or early second quarter of fiscal 2004, with the exact timing dependent on the review and clearance of necessary filings by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing description of the merger does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

	Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
	Item 7. Financial Statements, Financial Information and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
PRESS RELEASE
LETTER TO THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE

In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, on January 8, 2004 Barnes & Noble settled the shareholder lawsuits previously filed against the Company and Barnes & Noble with respect to the proposed merger, subject to customary conditions, including court approval.

~~Table~~ The Company issued a press release dated January 8, 2004, which is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference, announcing the execution of ~~Contents~~the Merger Agreement and settlement of the shareholder lawsuits.

Item 57. ~~Other~~Financial ~~Events~~Statements, ~~and~~Financial ~~Required~~Information FDand ~~Disclosure~~Exhibits

~~On November 7, 2003, barnesandnoble.com inc.~~ (~~the “Company”~~c) announced that a special committee of independent directors will evaluate the proposal by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (“Barnes & Noble”) to purchase in a merger transaction for $2.50 in cash each share of the Company’s common stock that its does not currently own. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Also attached hereto is a copy of the letter addressed to the special committee from Barnes & Noble setting forth Barnes & Noble’s proposal. Exhibits

~~Item 7~~2.1 ~~Financial~~Agreement ~~Statements~~and Plan of Merger, ~~Financial~~dated ~~Information~~as of January 8, 2004, by and ~~Exhibits~~ among Barnes & Noble, Inc., B&N.com Holding Corp., B&N.com Acquisition Corp. and barnesandnoble.com inc.

~~(c)~~99.1 ~~Exhibits~~Press Release of barnesandnoble.com inc., dated January 8, 2004.

~~99.1 Press Release of barnesandnoble.com inc., dated November 7, 2003.~~SIGNATURE

~~99.2~~ Pursuant ~~Letter~~ to the ~~Special~~requirements ~~Committee~~ of the ~~Board~~Securities ofExchange ~~Directors~~Act of ~~barnesandnoble.com inc.~~1934, ~~dated~~the registrant ~~November~~has 7,duly ~~2003~~caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


	barnesandnoble.com inc.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ Kevin M. Frain

		Name:	Kevin M. Frain
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer
Date: January 8, 2004

~~SIGNATURE~~EXHIBIT INDEX

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

2.1		Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 8, 2004, by and among Barnes & Noble, Inc., B&N.com
		Holding Corp., B&N.com Acquisition Corp. and barnesandnoble.com inc.

99.1		Press Release of barnesandnoble.com inc., dated January 8, 2004.

	barnesandnoble.com inc. (Registrant)
	By:/s/ Kevin M. Frain
Date: November 12, 2003	Name: Kevin M. Frain Title: Chief Financial Officer

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