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Originally Posted by jocampo
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?
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There are a couple business models that might work.
I have thought that a high-end boutique model might work, if you can find the right location. It would basically sell books as expensive gifts, and specialize in attractive leatherbound editions of the classics, along with collectables like first editions and a smattering of bestsellers.
I'm told that the "bookstore as curator of oddities" model doesn't work all that well. Stuff just doesn't turn over fast enough.
The "books and a lot of other things" model seems to work fairly well, and its diversified nature helps it survive crashes in one market or another. The nerdstore that carries genre fiction, boardgames, comics, wargames, and collectables, for instance.