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Originally Posted by ApK
Well, Amazon can't provide comfy chairs, a cafe' and a place to meet with people in person and fondle merchandise. B&N has played this card, we can only see how long and well it will work.
[yes, I know you can order chairs and coffee on Amazon...that gag's been done, don't milk it.]
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The comfy chairs are gone, though, at least in my local B&N.
They seem to be concerned that if the comfy chairs are there, customers might sit down and read the books and then leave without paying for them.
When I got my Nook, I deliberately set up a "B&N Day" weekly reminder on my calendar -- I was gonna go to B&N with my nook every weekend, settle into a big comfy chair, buy a beverage, and browse their online catalog. It would be a fun outing, a treat.
The first day I tried, I found the comfy chairs were gone. I tried to sit in the cafe chairs, but no joy. They were scientifically designed to be painful. Plus, I felt like I was hogging a cafe table that would be necessary for eating -- not a trivial point when they only had THREE tables to go around.
I never went back. *sigh*