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brooklynite

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19. The two points have nothing to do with each other...

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 11:54 AM

Feb 2013

The success or failure of the bookstores is not related to the success or failure of the nook. It has to do with the general preference of people to buy online and the growing preference to read electronically, regardless of the device.

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The End of Barnes & Noble [View all] marmar Feb 2013 OP

Yea, I guess the idea of goingto the bookstore to look at the pretty WCGreen Feb 2013 #1

They won't have to burn the books to keep society ignorant...just but all books in electronic format kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #37

and I remember when Barnes & Noble themselves put out of business a lot of mom and pop bookstores. still_one Feb 2013 #2

Yep, what goes around comes around. Coexistence just doesn't seem to be an option, what a shame. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2013 #6

I've rarely lived anywhere big enough to have a mom and pop ..... oldhippie Feb 2013 #20

Only one left by me, but it's a good one! zappaman Feb 2013 #41

I weep for the closing of the bookstores. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #3

I'm wondering about libraries too. We have a very extensive network of libraries in this county, I RKP5637 Feb 2013 #7

B&N and Borders killed neighborhood book stores. Warren Stupidity Feb 2013 #4

Small niche bookseller that cater to devout readers will replace them. But the owners won't bluestate10 Feb 2013 #9

How did they 'kill' neighborhood book stores? By existing? randome Feb 2013 #12

see the movie 'You've Got Mail' tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #13

Bleh to Tom Hanks but thanks for the response. randome Feb 2013 #15

"The smaller Mom & Pop stores either don't get new releases" Javaman Feb 2013 #17

I don't see that e-books are going to replace physical books any time soon. randome Feb 2013 #22

I don't think so either, but they are taking a bite out of the paper back market. nt Javaman Feb 2013 #32

Time to hide our hard copies. n/t GP6971 Feb 2013 #31

+1 nt Javaman Feb 2013 #33

I think that this is more of a copy right issue d_r Feb 2013 #47

I worked for Borders during their boom in the late 90s sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #24

Maybe it's what has been pointed out in this thread. Niche markets will continue. randome Feb 2013 #48

We used to have a very nice (and small) Walden-books.. SoCalDem Feb 2013 #51

Books and bookstores are the horse and buggy of our age. They will still exist, but have a smaller bluestate10 Feb 2013 #5

Borders disappeared already...... Burma Jones Feb 2013 #8

but's really sad is the public library is going to be next...... a kennedy Feb 2013 #10

Libraries will change. The concern should be whether they will get funds. bluestate10 Feb 2013 #21

Libraries are adapting, kentauros Feb 2013 #25

I see them as cornerstones of our communities... OneGrassRoot Feb 2013 #27

My library already offers ebooks and even e-audiobooks. FSogol Feb 2013 #29

No they won't, they have adapted to the needs of communities obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #42

Here is a great piece about the importance of libraries in the 21st century! RetroGamer1971 Feb 2013 #53

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If the Nook is losing money, and both online and in-store sales are dropping substantially..... marmar Feb 2013 #14

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The KIndle is also not a profit maker obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #45

You've got a point there tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #23

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I've bought quite a few Kindle books tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #34

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If I was close to my sister I'd get her card info tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #36

i bought a kindle but sold it pretty quickly to buy a nook. ellenfl Feb 2013 #52

I like my Nook way better than my Kindle obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #44

I would have bought the nook if it gave you access to the entire android market. Limiting that stevenleser Feb 2013 #55

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I really only use mine for an e-reader too. But the fact that I couldnt do more if I wanted to made stevenleser Feb 2013 #58

Damn! Where will I go for coffee, pastries, and overpriced toys? Orrex Feb 2013 #16

The two points have nothing to do with each other... brooklynite Feb 2013 #19

I love B&N Capt. Obvious Feb 2013 #26

It's interesting, albeit it can be sad, to see how modern lunatica Feb 2013 #30

is this good or bad for the book industry in general Johonny Feb 2013 #38

I always like browsing bookstores since the old days that I spent hours at Pickwick's in Hollywood. Cleita Feb 2013 #39

Amazon should buy them Taverner Feb 2013 #40

I still frequent the last mom and pop I know of nearby. zappaman Feb 2013 #43

B & N has a huge e-textbook market obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #46

yes and they run college bookstores d_r Feb 2013 #49

I do, too obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #59

Extreme growth is not always a good thing. SoCalDem Feb 2013 #50

Thats one thing I think killed Borders sweetloukillbot Feb 2013 #54

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