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<CAPTION> FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
Higgins Patricia (Month/Day/Year) barnesandnoble.com inc. Symbol = bnbn
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 7/19/2000 5. Relationship of Reporting Persons 6. If Amendment,
to Issuer (Check all applicable) Date of Original
3. I.R.S. Identification (Month/Day/Year)
198 Cafferty Road Number of Reporing X Director __ 10% Owner
--------------------------------------- Person, if an entity
(Street) (voluntary) __ Officer (give __ Other (specify 7. Individual or Joint/
Pipperville PA 18947 title below) below) Group Filing (Check
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(City) (State) (Zip) X Form filed by One
Reporting Person
__ Form filed by More
than One Reporting
Person
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<CAPTION> Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: Direct 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 5)
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None
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses)
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<CAPTION> Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Deri- Indirect
----------------------- (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative vative Sec- Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Security urity: Dir- Ownership
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Expira- Amount Direct (I)
Date Exer- tion or Number (Instr. 5)
cisable Date Title of Shares
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Stock Option (Right (2) 7/18/00 Class A 40,000 $6.19 D
to Buy)(1) Common Stock
Explanation of Responses:
(1) Granted under barnesandnoble.com inc. 1999 Incentive Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2) One-fourth of these options become exercisable on July 19 of each of the years 2001 through 2004.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Patricia Higgins July 29, 2000
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). --------------------------- -------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Patricia Higgins
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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