Total assets for the ‘‘Other’’ operating segment include certain corporate headquarters asset balances which have not been allocated to the other segments; however, depreciation expense associated with such assets has been allocated to the other segments.

Long-lived assets by geographic area are as follows:

Note 14 – Subsequent Event

Subsequent to the Company’s fiscal year-end, the Company entered into an agreement with Ingram Book Group (‘‘Ingram’’), a wholesaler of books, spoken audio and magazines, pursuant to which Ingram will provide book fulfillment services for the Company’s special order and online sales. The transaction includes the sale of approximately $12.0 of the Company’s book inventory to Ingram, and will result in an after-tax charge of approximately $15.0 to $20.0 to be taken in the first quarter of fiscal 2001. This charge is substantially non-cash and is primarily related to the writedown of assets used by the current Company-owned facility to fulfill special order and online sales, including warehouse equipment, hardware and software, and a reduction of recorded inventory.

Note 15 – Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

Earnings per share amounts for each quarter are required to be computed independently and may not equal the amount computed for the total year.