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Originally Posted by fjtorres

They used to own a few of their own but they sold them off years ago.
They were worth more to developers and other retailers than they were worth as bookstores.

Like this one:

https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle...ls-for-7m.html

Used to is the imperative word. No much value left as a whole (as of right now) to buy everything for the few interesting pieces. Better to wait for someone else to buyout B&N with the intent clear from the beginning to split and liquidate.

Except Riggio doesn't realize yet that he should let his dream die and move on.