I hope BN pulls it off. I went into a BN today and for some reason I felt guilty that I had an ereader.
All those paper books just sitting there. Not to say that no one is buying because they are. I just felt bad that all those books nicely displayed wil most likely not get bought in the coming year.
BN now have two whole tables with 6 Nook tablets on one and 6 Simple touches on another. So they are really trying hard to push their devices. But to what end?? It will kill thier paper sales if most of the general reader population starts to turn towards ereaders. I guess its a damned f they do or dont situation. Hopefully they can reposition themselves as an ereader name brand and concentrate on those sales and reduce their paper stock.
I could see the stores being cut down half in size. Small coffee shop/reading area, magazine rack, few shelves of paper books/ knickknacks and than the ereader displays.
I would rather see this happen than they have to close shop. BN have such a great atmosphere. Its the last of a dying breed.