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Originally Posted by mgmueller
In Germany, probably due to the book price binding (you can't give discounts as you please, the prices are fixed), those stores still do fine.
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Give it time. Have you been to one of the chain bookstores recently? At least half of the shelf space is given to non-books now: Everything from gifts, stationery, art supplies, toys, assorted crap, you name it. Actual Books? On the decline, and that trend will only continue. Yes, there are a few mass market books, probably the current Spiegel bestseller list, perhaps a couple of travel guides, but that's it. Brick-and-mortar bookstores are going the way of the dodo, even though it might take a few more years.