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I think some people might become more attached to b&n simply because they are one of the two remaining national bookstores.
borders is simply not doing well at all..if you search for anything about them it just isn't doing well.
b&n is at least trying and we do have to give credit for nook to a point as it isn't a "me too" thing fighting the kindle
Sometimes I watch seinfeld and it shows Brentanos (remember them?)
National stores put a fair amount of smaller ones out of business. Supposedly b&n might put itself up for sale...
if b&n and borders fail and go into bankruptcy one might argue amazon won.
It's extremely hard to run a independent book store. First it was prices and selection but it's also hours. The power of the 3g on kindle can be a real killer app. Can anyone imagine waking someone up at their house at 10:30pm just to read a "sample" of a book?...it can't happen.
Look at what happened with video/movies. Back in the 70's/80's it was a big thing to see a movie on hbo on a saturday night..then it went to going to blockbuster in the 90's...now it's redbox or netflix. Blockbuster is nearly gone..
Some people cannot grasp that brick and mortar can fall to online companies. I've worked at a box store for a number of years and frankly traditional retail environments cannot and will never be as efficient as online retailers.
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