Why Barnes & Noble Should Go From Bookstore To Nookstore

Fortune Tech:

In the late 1990s, the book industry was upended by the rise of the superstore. With big footprints in exurban shopping centers, Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Borders (BGP) superstores offered what many shopping-mall-sized and downtown mom and pop stores couldn't: aisles upon aisles of hardbacks, paperbacks and magazines, and cushy cafés to lounge around and read them in, for hours on end. Thousands of independent booksellers found themselves outclassed by such accoutrements, and went out of business.

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[will357]

01:47 PM on 04/13/2011

I love my NOOK, thinking about getting a NOOK Color as it can be opened to act like a tablet, besides its great to walk into a brick and morter building to browse book selections and get coupons on their NOOK.

[Jakesmom]

11:01 PM on 04/13/2011

I love mine, too, but I don't have the cash right now. I also want to wait and see what apps they may add, and if the price will go down. I bought my nook and then two weeks later, it went down $50.

[XFilesTheTruthIsOutThere]

01:45 PM on 04/13/2011

Its just a matter of time for B&N to follow right behind the closing of Borders. Perhaps they'll continue to maintain on life-support if they change their business model and devote a larger portion of their business to lovers of eBooks. I love being able to read books on my Nook and is the reason why my first novel went the route of eBook.

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