http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/01/28/barnes-and-noble-to-close-up-to-20-stores-a-year-for-a-decade Comments On: Barnes & Noble to Close Up to 20 Stores a Year for a Decade by Paul Constant en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 20:45:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Actually I have really been behind the move Amazon recently made to connect with my local library. When I look up a book on their website it automatically checks my library for the same book and lets me know if it's available there. I still buy some books and now I spend more time on Amazon looking.
Posted by Amalink]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:43:58 -0800 The Stranger Abundance on Amazon and while searching I kept getting directed to a book with that title but selling for $2.50, which seemed unlikely since it was a new release and hence not ready for bargain pricing.

Then I noticed that the cheaper book was a synopsis of the real book!!

So here is Amazon cannibalizing itself to reach people who will not sit still for a whole book but might pop $3 for a quick scan of the major points...less than a book, more than a blog post!

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:19:14 -0800 The Stranger
That's why I stopped buying books from Borders or B&N or even Amazon. I just don't think we are as static as we were even 20 years ago. We can't be even if we want to be. Job situation changes. Apartments go condo. Relationships end. Only the financially secure - the really financially secure - can afford to settle and have books. So, that cuts down on the size of the market, right? Also, many people thought that B&N over-expanded anyway.
Posted by Bauhaus I]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:42:10 -0800 The Stranger
The downtown store has always blown chunks and compared to Borders couldn't hold a candle.


Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:37:16 -0800 The Stranger
Technical bookstores and textbook stores will hold out longer, but probably only through online delivery.
Posted by Joe Szilagyi]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:57:46 -0800 The Stranger
Poor customer service, poor in most respects, only carry the sanitized type best seller, etc.

They would have closed long ago, if they had any decent competition.

The suck, suck, suck.

Plus, in case you haven't noticed, Paulie, the vast majority of Ameritards don't read.....

Posted by sgt_doom]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:54:24 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Matt from Denver]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:38:06 -0800 The Stranger