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My B&N is incredibly convenient -- right next to my most frequented grocery store -- but I rarely visit it.
I did visit recently to pick up the free chocolate and it struck me while I was there that bookstores are going to have to undergo a radical re-visioning. I browsed some books while I was there and downloaded several samples. But if I decide I want to read those books, I won't go back and purchase a book at my local B&N. I'll just download to my Nook. So how are local B&Ns going to survive if we purchase directly from B&N? I think the B&N of the future is going to have to look very different to survive -- much less thrive.
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