Travel agents were once the poster children for that Old Economy horror movie Things The Internet Will Destroy. From a high …
Bookstores
In Latest Moves, Barnes & Noble is Betting it Can Compete With Amazon
Barnes & Noble’s most recent gambit, a refusal to sell books published by its rival Amazon, shows that the country’s largest bookstore isn’t backing down from the e-tail giant. But will it pay off?
Books — The Paper Kind — Make a Comeback This Holiday Season
Bookstores seem to be doing surprisingly well this year, but those sales might not be sustainable.
Why Barnes & Noble is Selling Rugs
Last week, Barnes & Noble started selling items like rugs and cooking utensils on its website. “If shoppers are buying cookbooks from bn.com, it’s natural to offer them cooking supplies at the same time; if shoppers are buying new …
5 Reasons Borders Went Out of Business (and What Will Take Its Place)
Forty years ago, when Borders opened its first store in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the book industry was a different place. But for years, Borders acted like it wasn’t, culminating in the announcement this week that it would …
Should You Buy an eBook Reader?
At least once a week, someone tries to explain all the reasons that I need an eBook reader. It’s become so annoying that I recently resorted to online threats: I recently Tweeted that the next person who sees me reading a book …
Guess Who’s Trying to Scoop Up All the Cheap Books from Wal-Mart? Indie Bookstores
When Wal-Mart, Amazon, Target, and Sears jumped into a price war for bestselling authors’ new books, they probably didn’t think their best customers would be independent bookstores.
