Possible Clues:

• Chain owned by Barnes & Noble
• 1966-2013 bookstore chain
• Chain that once had nearly 800 bookstores
• Onetime mall bookstore name
• Erstwhile readers' chain
• Book chain owned by Barnes & Noble
• Big name in books
• Waldenbooks rival
• 1987 Barnes & Noble acquisition
• Barnes & Noble acquired it in 1987