|
The way I see it, this idea sort of brings the worst of both worlds.
The problem with having a brick-and-mortar store is that there are significant overheads. The rental/leasing/purchase costs, sales staff, shelves, counters, sofas, other assorted furniture and furnishings, hiring an interior designer to help make the place look good, maintaining all of the above, hiring a cleaning service to keep the place spiffy, replacing damaged items, depreciation on the assets... In short, there are a lot of overheads.
eBooks, meanwhile, while growing are still a minority of book sales. So you're going through the expense of a brick-and-mortar, all the while limiting your demographic.
Sorry, but I just don't see such a store working.
|