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Borders, Barnes And Noble Stock Dying: Amazon's eBook To Blame?

First Posted: 08/17/10 12:18 PM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:25 PM ET

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You could hardly dominate an industry more than B&N has dominated the landscape of traditional bookstores. Yet its fortunes have fallen so far that management has hoisted the white flag and put it up for sale.

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You could hardly dominate an industry more than B&N has dominated the landscape of traditional bookstores. Yet its fortunes have fallen so far that management has hoisted the white flag and put it up ...
You could hardly dominate an industry more than B&N has dominated the landscape of traditional bookstores. Yet its fortunes have fallen so far that management has hoisted the white flag and put it up ...
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