Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the founder Leonard Riggio has died.
Riggio opened the Student Book Exchange in 1965, before acquiring the Barnes & Noble bookstore in 1971 and using its name for his company.
Barnes & Noble is now one of the largest global booksellers.
Riggio also became the Chairman of the Board of college textbook wholesaler MBS Textbook Exchange in 1985.
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