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Originally Posted by pwalker8
I agree. You need competition to keep companies in line. If Amazon is the only book seller, then they will jack the prices way up. In addition, competition forces companies to innovate in ways that consumers prefer. The customer wins if you have multiple book stores.
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Well, the multiple bookstores went out a long time ago when Barnes & Noble ran most all of the mom & pop bookstores out of business and then one by one, killed the smaller mall bookstores. Barnes & Noble accomplished this feat with discounting, of all things. How ironic. So am I supposed to cry a river for Barnes & Noble now? Here's what you need to do Barnes & Noble ... COMPETE with Amazon. Don't try to sell at your set-in-stone prices and whine that Amazon is taking the lion's share of the business. After all, Amazon was once the "little guy."