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Originally Posted by tomsem
B&N seems to be doing better with the new ownership, and is opening new stores again, letting the locals manage the displays instead of taking money from publishers to dictate it.
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Here's hoping. I'd really like to see them pay attention to their Nooks again. That was such a fumbled opportunity they had.
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And supposedly there have been 600 new independent bookstores opened in the last couple of years.
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Yeah, the question is where have those 600 stores opened? I live in a fairly upscale suburb of Houston and bookstores here are scarce. It is easier for me to count the closed bookstores than any new ones that opened.
I suspect New York and maybe places like Seattle and Portland are seeing new indie bookstores and it is being over reported. But maybe I am wrong.
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I don't have any personal anecdotes to contribute, as there aren't any bookstores near, and it's been years since I've gone into one.
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I have a $50 B&N gift card. I'll likely let my kid blow it on graphic novels.