Barnesandnoble Com (BNBN) 10-Q 2003 Q3 Quarterly report

Exhibit No. 99.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

              In connection with the quarterly report of barnesandnoble.com inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Marie J. Toulantis, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, to the best of my knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002:

(1)	The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:       /s/ MARIE J. TOULANTIS

Marie J. Toulantis
Chief Executive Officer
barnesandnoble.com inc.
November 14, 2002