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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by tgv on Thursday December 29, 2022 @03:45AM (#34170766)
> If I want a specific book, I already know where to go: the internet.

That cannibalizes the bookstore you like to visit.

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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by iiv on Thursday December 29, 2022 @04:16AM (#34170926)
The bookstore I like to visit doesn't sell the books I want to read.
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Re:What Can We Learn from Barnes and Noble's Surprising Turn... by tgv on Thursday December 29, 2022 @06:35AM (#34171629)
They can do the old-fashioned thing: order them for you. It may cost a bit more, but it's like in-store delivery (which is fine, if you're not too remote). It's too little, too late for B&N for this, but it can help smaller bookshops. And you'll get to know the personnel or the owner a bit better when you do.
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