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   When did Leonard Riggio start a bookstore?

   • 1971: Leonard Riggio acquires his first store. Riggio gets a $1.2 million bank loan to purchase the floundering Barnes & Noble bookstore on Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in New York City. The move comes six years after he dropped out of college and opened a college bookstore called the Student Book Exchange.

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   Does Leonard Riggio still work at Barnes & Noble?

   • This supposedly sends “tremors through the book industry,” as Leonard has been such a towering figure in publishing. He stays on with the company, however, as executive chairman, ultimately pulling the strings. Barnes & Noble founder Leonard Riggio. Photo: Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Jazz At Lincoln Center

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   How did riggio's'superstore' revolutionize bookselling?

   • In the early 1990s, Mr. Riggio came up with the concept of the “superstore,” which helped revolutionize bookselling by combining a vast and deep selection of book titles with an experienced bookselling staff as well as a warm, comfortable and spacious atmosphere.

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   How did Riggio steer Barnes & Noble from a bonded leather era?

   • Riggio steered Barnes & Noble from an era of bonded leather books through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age, and the advent of online booksellers. Yes, he's watched his industry wrestle with digital publishing and the popularity of e-books and the rise of Amazon.

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   While at New York University, Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small book store into a leading retailer. He acquired the Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York City in 1971 and adopted its name for his expanding company.

   • Known for: founder of modern Barnes & Noble bookstores (1971)
   • Born: February 28, 1941 (age 82), New York City, United States

   • Parent: Steve Riggio (father)
   • Occupation(s): former Executive Chairman, Barnes & Noble

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   May 7, 2016 · Riggio steered Barnes & Noble from an era of bonded leather books through the proliferation of free information in the Internet age, and the advent of online booksellers.

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   Beginning with a single college bookstore in 1965, Mr. Riggio built one of the largest enterprises in the history of American retail. He is widely known as a visionary in the bookselling industry, and as a brilliant marketer and entrepreneur.

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   1971: Leonard Riggio acquires his first store. Riggio gets a $1.2 million bank loan to purchase the floundering Barnes & Noble bookstore on Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in New York City.

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   In 1971, bookseller Leonard Riggio acquired the Barnes & Noble trade name and flagship bookstore in Manhattan, merging it with his own thriving bookselling business. Within a few years, he had grown the Barnes & Noble Fifth Avenue store in New York City into "The World’s Largest Bookstore," with 150,000 textbook and trade titles.

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   Industry: Retail. Era: 1960. Riggio founded the Student Book Exchange in 1965 and turned this small book store into a leading retailer. He acquired the venerable Barnes & Noble bookstore in New York in 1971 and adopted its name for his expanding company.

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   Aug 12, 2018 · Andrew Mangum for The New York Times. By Alexandra Alter and Tiffany Hsu. Aug. 12, 2018. Leonard Riggio radically altered bookselling in America when he bought an ailing New York City...