[WFTR]

Ah, I'd forgotten about the Christian bookstores. I was reading something recently about Barnes and Noble slowly beating out Borders, Books-a-Million, and the other big chain book stores. Is there another national competitor involved?

[My hearts in London - Everett]

Not that I'm aware of. I know we are stealing (I mean borrowing! lol) marketing techniques from several of them lately! :~)

I believe it's just consumers being wary of which direction the economy will go. With all the bad financial news lately and not knowing how the upcoming presidential race will turn out, it's hard for the average person to be optimistic, IMO.