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AMAZON.COM, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

TO: <<Participant>>

     To encourage your continued employment with Amazon.com, Inc. (the Company) or its Subsidiaries, you have been granted this restricted stock unit award (the Award) pursuant to the Companys 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Award represents the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions set forth in this agreement (this Agreement).

     The terms of the Award are as set forth in this Agreement and in the Plan. The Plan is incorporated into this Agreement by reference, which means that this Agreement is limited by and subject to the express terms and provisions of the Plan. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of the Plan, the terms of the Plan shall control. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Agreement have the meanings given to them in the Plan. The most important terms of the Award are summarized as follows:

 
1.
 
Award Date:
 

 
2.
 
Number of Restricted Stock Units Subject to this Award:
 

 
3.
 
Vesting Base Date:
 

 
4.
 
Vesting Schedule: The Award will vest according to the following schedule:

     [Optional: Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time you become an officer required to file reports pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then with respect to any part of this Award that is then unvested, vesting shall in addition be contingent on and subject to satisfaction of such performance criteria for such performance period as the Plan Administrator shall establish with specific reference to this Award, and this Award shall be cancelled without the issuance of Common Stock if and to the extent any such performance criteria are not satisfied.]


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AMAZON.COM, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

TO: <<Participant>>

     To encourage your continued service as a member of the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. (the Company), you have been granted this restricted stock unit award (the Award) pursuant to the Companys 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Award represents the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions set forth in this agreement (this Agreement).

     The terms of the Award are  . . .

AMAZON.COM, INC.

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT

TO: <<Participant>>

     To encourage your continued service as a member of the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. (the �Company�), you have been granted this restricted stock unit award (the �Award�) pursuant to the Company�s 1997 Stock Incentive Plan (the �Plan�). The Award represents the right to receive shares of Common Stock of the Company subject to the fulfillment of the vesting conditions set forth in this agreement (this �Agreement�).

     The terms of the  . . .

Performance Share Award Agreement

Staples, Inc.

Employer ID: 04-2896127

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, MA 01702

Staples, Inc. (?Staples?) hereby agrees to award to the recipient named above (the ?Recipient?) on the date set  . . .

                            COLE NATIONAL CORPORATION

                      RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT
                      -------------------------------------

         Cole National Corporation (the "COMPANY") hereby grants you, as an
employee of the Company or a Subsidiary, the number of Restricted Stock Units
listed below your name on APPENDIX A attached to this agreement. Capitalized
terms that are used in this agreement are defined within this agreement or in
the attached glossary.

1.       RIGHTS TO GRANTED SHARES.
         ------------------------- . . .

                           EMPLOYEE AWARD AGREEMENT
                   NON-QUALIFIED AND INCENTIVE STOCK OPTIONS
                                  PURSUANT TO
                           THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC.
                      1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

       This Award Agreement (the "Agreement") is made effective as of the 3rd
day of June 2005, between THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and JAMES D. CARREKER, an employee of the Company or one of its
subsidiaries (the "Employee").

                         . . .

                           EMPLOYEE AWARD AGREEMENT
                               RESTRICTED STOCK
                                  PURSUANT TO
         THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC. 1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE STOCK PLAN

      This Award Agreement (the "Agreement") is made effective as of the 7rd
day of June 2005 (the "Date of Grant"), between THE BOMBAY COMPANY, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and JAMES D. CARREKER, an employee of the
Company or one of its subsidiaries (the "Employee").

                                    . . .

OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT

Issued Pursuant to the
2004 Incentive Plan
of Barnes & Noble, Inc.

          THIS OPTION AWARD AGREEMENT (�Agreement�), effective as of the Grant Date (the �Effective Date�) set forth in the attached Certificate (the �Certificate�), represents the grant of a nonqualified option (�Option�) by Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the �Company�), to the person named in the Certificate (the �Participant�) pursuant to the provisions of the Barnes & Noble, Inc. 2004 Incentive Plan adopted by the Company�s Board of Directors on  . . .

Performance Share Award Agreement

Staples, Inc.

Employer ID: 04-2896127

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, MA 01702

Ronald L. Sargent

EMPLOYEE ID:

1159961

c/o Staples, Inc.

LOCATION:

   CORP

500 Staples Drive

Framingham, MA 01702

Staples, Inc. (?Staples?) hereby agrees to award to the recipient named above (the ?Recipient?) the number of shares of Common Stock of Staples (the ?Shares?) set forth below in accordance with and  . . .