Thread: Barnes & Noble now offers free in-store Wifi
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Old 07-29-2009, 02:08 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by Kali Yuga View Post
Meh, the press release makes it pretty clear it's not connected to the e-book store, it's more a way to draw people into the retail stores. Unless B&N is going to copy the Amazon "store on the device" approach, buying an e-book in a store via WiFi is still going to be a PITA.

Besides, that's not a sustainable model for a retail store. The individual store needs to drive sales. Unless they have an e-book kiosk right there, a store that primarily exists for customers to browse before they buy a book online will be roadkill.
There are apps for the iPhone that let you photograph a book's cover or scan its barcode and it will search the internet for the best prices. It wouldn't be hard for someone to develop a similar app that gives you the option of buying the book from an ebook store. In fact Amazon and B&N should really implement it into their iPhone ebook reader apps.
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