Quote:
Originally Posted by fjtorres
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.
|
Time will tell ..
But people no longer buy paper books like used to. It's easier, faster and cheaper, download it from Amazon (or your favorite online source) than get in the car, drive, and find the same book for 200% more on your closest B&N store.
With few exceptions, like technical or text books, people are spending less on brick and mortar book stores like B&N. And they high prices and poor service it's not helping either.