Thread: Nook on annual brand deathwatch list
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Old 06-25-2013, 03:31 PM   #82
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Originally Posted by jocampo View Post
So, in a world of ebooks. Internet and online magazines, do you think that a brick and mortar BookStore will survive without any ebook market or business representation?
Sure.
Record stores are still around.
There should be room for a couple dozen B&N superstores scattered among the top twenty metro areas, even twenty years from now.
Not sure places like Cleveland or Jacksonville would support one, but New York should be able to support 3, Boston, DC and Philly one apiece, etc.
Basically any metro area with 1M in population *and* centralized transportation should be able to support one.

They do have to survive the downsizing first, of course, and their management doesn't inspire much confidence...

They really should have spun-off/sold-off Nook right after the Microsoft investment; that was peak value and they coud've cleared a cool billion with which to weather the downsizing.

It seems to be working out fine for Indigo after selling off Kobo.
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