The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble

Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble by Slansitartop on Friday February 16, 2018 @12:24PM (#16393924)

> Unlike the Internet, when a break-and-mortar fails it's not easy for a competitor to break into the space and scoop up their market share.

Also, in this space, there's a competitor that's on it's way to a monopoly. if B&N goes belly-up, I'm not even sure where I could buy books besides Amazon.

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Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble by nkrisc on Friday February 16, 2018 @05:06PM (#16396904)

My situation might be different because I live in a major US city, but I can think of a handful of independent bookstores near where I live. If they didn't have what I was looking for they could probably order it for me.

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Re:The unnecessary demise of Barnes and Noble by laurex on Sunday February 18, 2018 @11:33AM (#16406777)

Try powells.com, an independent but pretty comprehensive bookstore in Portland.

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