March 26, 1998

In News.com:

Wired Digital Inks Deal with Barnes & Noble

Wired Digital, the online media division of Wired Ventures, yesterday announced a deal with bookseller Barnes & Noble that includes the Net  as well as brick-and-mortar stores. Barnes &  Noble is the latest merchant to be added to the company's Shop Wired area, found on HotBot.

The cobranded online bookstore will feature books  written or recommended by Wired's staff, reviews, commentary, and preview chapters. Wired Ventures will receive a percentage of the sales that come from click-throughs from Shop Wired,   according to Andrew de Vries, director of  marketing communications for Wired Digital.