- Barnes & Noble is a company in transition in terms of financial performance. Go to www.barnesandnoble.com.

- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Investor Relations. What is the current stock price?

- Return to the main Investor Relations tab and click on Financial News. Write a brief paragraph summary of any two press releases appearing in this box (two paragraphs in total).

- Go back to Investor Relations and click the link titled Annual Reports. Open the most recent annual report.

- Scroll down on the left-hand bookmarks until you get to Consolidated Statements of Operations. Has Barnes & Noble been profitable in the last three years?

- Click on Consolidated Balance Sheet. What is the ratio of Total Current and Non-Current Liabilities to Total Assets for the past two periods? Anything over 70 percent is considered too high. How does Barnes & Noble look?