EXHIBIT 21.1

                      Subsidiaries of Barnes & Noble, Inc.

1.   Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned
     subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the "Company").

2.   B. Dalton Bookseller, Inc., a Minnesota corporation ("B. Dalton"), a wholly
     owned subsidiary of the Company.

3.   Doubleday Book Shops, Inc., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned 
     subsidiary of B. Dalton. 

4.   Marboro Books Corp., a New York corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
     the Company. 

5.   CCI Holdings, Inc., a Texas corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the 
     Company. 

6.   B&N Sub Corp., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the 
     Company. 

7.   B&N.com Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary 
     of the Company. 

8.   B&N.com Member Corp., a Delaware corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of 
     the Company.