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Originally Posted by fjtorres
Or addressing a different kind of shopper.
Casual readers and inpulse buyers, for example: "Oh, look! A new book from Nora Roberts! Gotta have it!"
When people talk of big book chains, there is a tendency to "see" B&N, BAM, and Half Price and forget about Hudson even though Hudson probably outsells them all. Around a thousand sites selling just frontlist.
Their success isn't exactly from offering something not available online but by immediacy, being in the right place (airport) at the right time (just before departure) gives them a steady market of impulse shoppers.
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There are a lot of different business models that can be successful in the book world. It's not one size fits all.