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Originally Posted by jocampo
But is not Amazon's fault either.
If publishers went that route, is because Amazon is providing an online platform, price or deal, that B&N can't or does not want to offer.
If you like to do groceries on an specific market but you can get lower prices on the new and bigger store across the street ... where would you go?  ... you care about your family and budget ultimately, not the store. Is the same with books and publishers, even readers. |
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Originally Posted by jocampo
B&N needs to reinvent itself.
The digital world and Internet changed how you do business now.
Supporting a brick and mortar store requires money. So if you can't afford to keep so many open, do something about it! Or ... use it for your own advantage.
There are hundreds of ways to use B&N locations as an advantage against Amazon. People still socialize, they go there, drink coffee, etc. They just need to think about different ways to integrate that to their existing business model.
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That makes no sense. "It's not Amazon's fault." Where would you get that from. This is EXACTLY Amazon's fault.
It's not about "lower prices" it's about availability and
Amazon not providing it.