Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is not a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble , Inc. , although Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio owns a controlling interest in the company and is its chairman .
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers is a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble , Inc. , which acquired it in 2009 . 
 It was formerly a separate company , and Barnes & Noble chairman Leonard S. Riggio owns a controlling interest in the company and is its chairman .