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Originally Posted by K. Molen
Done right, this could help keep the physical stores relevant a while longer.
It's easy to see a future where shoppers browse B&N's physical stores and when they see a book they like, they simply place their Nook on the cover of that book and it's automatically bought and downloaded onto the Nook.
Or maybe an interface would pop up on the Nook, where they can click to read reviews, click to see other works by the same author, click to see "similar titles" recommendations, and of course click to buy.
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my thoughts exactly and I hope theirs as well.
this could actually get physical book stores back in to smaller spaces in malls. Part of the issue with physical stores is of course size as size = rent. with this they shoudl be able to "right size" some stores to fit in smaller "news stand" type spaces where they have fewer physical copies but still have them for folks who want them and it allows for browsing with your ereader. could even lead to B&N branded stores within a store so that your local grocer's magazine/book section becomes a branded B&N space.