[fjtorres]

Try this: you see a lot of griping that between ebooks and new and used pbook sales, Amazon controls half the consumer book retailing market.
Well, doesn't that mean they don't control the *other* half? If B&N can't make a living off that other 50%, maybe they don't deserve to survive.

"You don't have to be faster than the lion, just faster than the guy running next to you."

They are so used to throwing their weight around they can't adapt to a world where they aren't top dog.