Thread: Bookshops could charge for browsing
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Old 02-12-2013, 02:41 PM   #118
JAcheson
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I think the real problem with bookstores these days is that the ratio of product to floor space has gone way down.

I went into B&N before Christmas to shop for books for my nephew. The children's books area had enough open space that I could have parked my car in it, and the actual selection of books was disappointing. I wasn't able to find the Winnie the Pooh books, for instance.

I suspect when the dust settles, the surviving bookstores will look a lot more like the mall bookstores from the 1980's: taller shelves, no play areas or coffee bar or couches, and lots more books per square foot.
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