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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Everybody keeps harping on amazon prices but Amazon's success is really driven by their catalog size. Until B&M figures out they have to be competitive on selection, not just on price, they'll always be at risk. Interestingly, in the digital world it is easier to compete with Amazon on tradpub selection, which is why KDP and Select are so important to Amazon.
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Here's a thought: what if Barnes & Noble, or any other bookseller, took the superstore model and applied it to a single genre?
Imagine thousands of romance, or mystery, or whatever genre titles stocked under one roof, with knowledgeable staff. In other words, what some independent bookstores already do, but on a much larger scale.
A store such as this still wouldn't be able to compete with online stores in terms of selection, but it would offer people immediate gratification.
This couldn't be done at every location due to sheer economics. It may even not be economically viable, but it is an alternative to the "jack of all trades, master of none" superstores we have now.