Barnes & Noble 10-K 2015 FY Annual report

Exhibit 21.1

Significant Subsidiaries of Barnes & Noble, Inc.

1. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

2. Barnes & Noble Education, Inc., a Delaware corporation

3. Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

4. Barnes & Noble International LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

5. Barnes & Noble Marketing Services LLC, a Virginia limited liability company.

6. Barnes & Noble Purchasing, Inc., a New York corporation.

7. Barnes & Noble Services, Inc., a New York corporation.

8. NOOK Digital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

9. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., a Delaware corporation.