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Hm. I live in a town of 10,000 and we have at least 6 bookstores.
I would argue that if Laredo has only one, that is not B&N's fault.
Nor should they be hung out to dry for closing it down - if there's a demand for books, there will be bookstores. If there is only one bookstore in town, then that's because there is probably only demand for one bookstore.
And as long as they have a library, I don't see that they're actually in any peril. I don't think I ever bought a book until I was in college, and I was always a heavy reader. That's what libraries are for.
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