Interesting article:
"At the expansive Barnes & Noble store in Manhattan’s Union Square, the changes sweeping the company and the industry are on full display. Shelves have been stripped bare to make room for toys and games, as a sign dangling from the ceiling cheerfully announces.
“I’m in favor of anything that brings traffic in the store,” said Ms. Reidy of Simon & Schuster. “If it’s toys or games that brings a family into the bookstore, then I say fine."
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/business/media/12bookstore.html?src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8 .nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Fbusiness%2Findex.jsonp
The company is also taking significant steps to capture the digital market. In September, it will begin building 1,000-square-foot boutiques to showcase the Nook in all of its outlets."
so basically this article is about how e-books are literally changing the face of book buying and books are quickly going the way of records as vinyl was replaced by digital downloads.
What are your thoughts?