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GreenMonkey · 12-02-2011, 09:29 PM

I'm one of the few that consider book stores to not be on their deathbed. Some contraction of the market was going to happen, but NO physical bookstores? That's like saying that Best Buy will go away and be replaced with e-tailing. "Who buys CDs or DVDs in the store any more?" Actually, a lot of people.

I still buy hardcover books for my favorite authors / series. Prefer it that way. More likely to still be useful in 30 years IMO.

Do they need to re-size a little or re-focus? Absolutely. I think with some price tweaking they could certainly sell a lot of DVD and Blu-ray and compete with Best Buy...maybe with more things like boardgames and comics, they can take a little more slice of the comic book shop pie. Etc.

12-02-2011, 09:29 PM	#15
GreenMonkey DRM hater Posts: 945 Karma: 2066176 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Michigan Device: Nook ST glow, Kindle Voyage	I'm one of the few that consider book stores to not be on their deathbed. Some contraction of the market was going to happen, but NO physical bookstores? That's like saying that Best Buy will go away and be replaced with e-tailing. "Who buys CDs or DVDs in the store any more?" Actually, a lot of people. I still buy hardcover books for my favorite authors / series. Prefer it that way. More likely to still be useful in 30 years IMO. Do they need to re-size a little or re-focus? Absolutely. I think with some price tweaking they could certainly sell a lot of DVD and Blu-ray and compete with Best Buy...maybe with more things like boardgames and comics, they can take a little more slice of the comic book shop pie. Etc. Last edited by GreenMonkey; 12-02-2011 at 09:31 PM.