# Barnes & Noble
Our Barnes & Noble module supports both guest checkout and account based checkout that follows a true first come first serve release structure with no queue system. Because products frequently sell out within seconds during popular drops, speed and stable proxies are essential for success. This module is best suited for books, exclusives, collectibles and limited edition items that release or restock without warning.
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### **Quick Start (Recommended Setup)**
*(For members who want a fast setup without reading everything)*
* Create a checkout **Profile** with billing, shipping and payment info
* (Optional) Add Barnes & Noble accounts under **Identities → Accounts**
* Create **Monitor Mode** tasks for each product URL you want
* Run matching **Normal Mode** checkout tasks with **Watch Task enabled**
* Use **ISP or Residential proxies** (both work well)
* Set delays around **4000 ms**
* Use **guest checkout** if you don’t select an account
* Enable **Endless Mode** only if you want repeated checkouts
* Before major drops, run a **test task** on an in stock item
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### **Preliminary Checklist**
Before setting up tasks on Barnes & Noble, make sure you have everything below prepared:
### **Profiles**
> Create and save your checkout [profiles](https://guides.stellaraio.com/stellar/navigating-stellaraio/what-is-the-profiles-tab/how-do-i-add-a-profile) under the **Profiles tab** in Stellar. These contain your billing, shipping and payment info.
### **Proxies**
> * **ISP proxies** – Recommended for some of your tasks
> * **Residential proxies** – Recommended for majority of your tasks
> * Save both proxy groups under the **Proxies tab** in Stellar.
> * If you're looking for proxies, check out [Stella Proxies](https://guides.stellaraio.com/stellar/getting-started-with-stellaraio/stella-proxies) for high quality ISP and Residential proxies
### Barnes & Noble Accounts (Optional)
> Store your accounts in Stellar -> Identities
### Test Task
> Before big drops, run a **test task** on a random in stock product to confirm your profile, account, proxies and delays are functioning correctly.
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### Adding Accounts
To add your Barnes & Noble accounts to Stellar please follow the step by step instructions below
1. In bot, navigate to **Identities** > Accounts > Click on **BarnesAndNoble**
2. Click **Add Account** button
3. Enter your account email and password
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### Mass Import Accounts
Have a lot of accounts and want to import them into Stellar fast and easy? No problem!
1. In bot, navigate to **Sessions** > Accounts > Click **BarnesAndNoble**
2. Click **Mass Import Accounts** button
3. Enter your accounts emails and passwords in the format `email:password`
* For example\
`test@gmail.com:stellar123`\
`test1@gmail.com:stellar123$`\
`test2@gmail.com:stellar1234`\
`test3@gmail.com:stellar1237`\
`test4@gmail.com:stellar1230`
4. Click **Save**
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### **Barnes & Noble Task Overview**
**Normal Mode**
**Monitor Mode**
* Which **Mode** do I use?
* **Normal Mode** will use your profile to guest checkout products if you don't select an account
* **Monitor Mode** will check for product availability regularly. Once stock is detected, it will ping/notify your running normal mode tasks with the same URL (watch task must be enabled)
* What does **Profile** mean?
* Select a **Profile** you want to use and that profile information will be used when checking out items
* Which **Proxies** should I use?
* ISPs and Resis are both OK
* How do I find the **URL**?
* **URL** is the product URL of the item you want to checkout
* For example,
* What's **Product Quantity**?
* Enter the quantity of the item you'd like to checkout
* What's **Account**?
* Select an account you want to use when purchasing products
* If you don't select an account, it'll be guest checkout
* What **Delays** should I use?
* Delays around 4000 are OK
* What is **Endless Mode**?
* If you have this box checked the task will restart after a successful checkout. Ideally you would want to use this if you want to continue purchasing the product until it goes out of stock
* If you have this box unchecked the task will stop completely after a successful checkout
* What is **Endless Limit**?
* Enter the max number of checkouts with Endless Mode enabled
* What is **Watch Task**?
* Checkout task waits for Monitor task to ping
* Easier on proxies
* Faster response time
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