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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
If the Promised Land had arrived, and literature was entirely ebooks, this might make sense. It hasn't. Printed books are still the majority of the market. B&N and Borders are primarily brick and mortar retailers selling physical goods.
What does Google know about that business? How well do you think they might do trying to run it, let alone attempt to fix the problems besetting both B&N and Borders? What might Google get for what would need to be a multi-billion dollar investment? (The answer to the last is endless headaches.)
If I were looking for a realistic buyer for either or both, I'd pick someone already in that business, like, say, Walmart or Target.
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Dennis
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I don't think either Target or Wal-Mart would venture into the business, but Google has with Google Books. I agree that Google hasn't the know-how to do this on its own, which is why I think a matchup with Kobo/Chapters/Indigo would be the way Google would go.
Of course, Amazon has thrived without B&M stores and I can also see Google buying Borders and B&N primarily for their customer lists and to close the B&M stores altogether. Actually, that would make a great deal of sense and allow Google to take on Apple and Amazon directly.