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Originally Posted by Tony1988
I don't see why people have such an obnoxious viewpoint towards this???.  |
I don't know about obnoxious, but for me it comes down to shelf space. They sell other items that take up space where books could be, it cuts down on books they can offer.
We had a new B&N open up in our mall last year or so, and I've been through it once. They did have a lot of items by the cash registers that weren't books, but knick-knacks and children's toys. There were games and other items spread throughout, in the center isles.
I can see the need for the extra income, but it seems like they're focusing too hard on the side items. Watching, people were browsing the books but not actually coming away with much in hand.
They have the latest book in a series, but not any of the earlier copies. So, many of the books wouldn't be picked up by those looking to start one. The Scifi Section was pretty much three shelves. The fantasy was much larger, and all Urban-Fantasy-Academy-Harry-Potter types. And those were only the lastest in a series.
Very few science books. Very, very few craft books.
I walked out with nothing, as did most of those who left around the same time I did. I haven't been back since, although I've walked past it a few times now.
Shelves of toys, games, and knick-knacks push out the shelf space for books, and not carrying the first in a series means more people will leave without that 8th book, because it means nothing to them.
More book space, and some better choices on stock, and they might do a lot better.