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Originally Posted by jbcohen
Cnet news says that B&N does not intend to spinoff the nook becuse everything is going digital these days and the nook is B&N's digital end of the business.
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Spinning it off into a separate company makes sense as a way to recognize the value of the brand they have built, but it will devalue the remaining Bricks and Mortar operation. I wonder if that can survive without the Nook, or if it will go the way of Borders.
I heard Best Buy described the other day as being "a showroom for Amazon" and I think B&N could be in the same boat. Go there, see a book you like, scan the barcode and two days later it's on your doorstep from Amazon.