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Originally Posted by fjtorres
- The Borders implosion really helped the indies. And they're holding on to their gains.
Food for thought...
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It's a decent little bump, but I think the idea that it "really helped" them overstates the case a bit.
Chains lost 2.8% of the market from 2010 to 2011. Meanwhile, indies gained 1.3%. That's a pretty decent bump for the indies,and seems like it might be connected with the chain's loss.
But in from 2011 to 2012, chains lost far more of the market (10%) and indies gained nothing.
Although I was most surprised by the fact that books clubs had 11% of the market in 2010, and still have 6% of the market. I thought they kind of died out with the rise of Amazon.