I hope Barnes & Noble doesn’t fold. I would hate to see the demise of bookstores.
I live in a large metropolitan area, and the nearest non-B & N store that sells new books is 40 miles away. And not too long ago, there were two Borders stores within walking distance of my home.
“I hope Barnes & Noble doesn’t fold. I would hate to see the demise of bookstores.”
I agree, although I really believe management wants them to. I go to the one near my house every week, and I can’t believe the number of times I have heard one of their people say to a customer, “sorry, that is only available on line.”
It’s almost as if they are really saying, ‘stop wasting your time time coming here and only shop online.’
RE: I hope Barnes & Noble doesn’t fold. I would hate to see the demise of bookstores.
I think Amazon and other online sellers will kill B&N too.
I personally go to B&N to do browse shopping and then to look at the price of the book that I like. I then go online to do comparison shopping. Ultimately, Amazon and the rest sell the book for much cheaper.
Even when Borders was closing and they were marking down their books, the prices were still HIGHER than Amazon’s.
Two within walking distance is part of why Borders failed. Stupid decisions I shook my head at.