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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I browse B&N, make a list of what I want, and then order off of Amazon.  Fully aware that I'm part of the problem but I'm not willing to pay 30-40% more in a brick & mortar store, sorry.  [/quote]

This is abhorrent behavior. When there are no more brick and mortar stores, it will be because of people like you. Congratulations. You might think I’m overreacting, but you are actively sabotaging the jobs and livelihood of every person who works in the store that you refuse to support. Go to the library if you can’t afford to buy a book. [/quote]

You are over reacting.  Business models change.[/quote]

Not overreacting, and business models haven’t changed that much. Barnes and Noble is still providing a service that the cheap Amazon shopper is benefiting from, and one that an online store can’t replicate. She showcases the books in person, learns what she wants to read, and then sabotages the provider of that service by purchasing from a competitor that is ruining all other retail. It’s unfair, it’s not victimless, and it should be called out as bad behavior. [/quote]

Op here and the product has changed and the business model has as well.  As I said in my first post, Barnes & Noble needs to seriously reduce it's footprint and cater more towards what people go the store to do.  They should also broaden their product selection to cover complementary products.

And to the PP about independent bookstores. No, I am not going to go there and plunk down $27 so they can pay their crazy rent on their cutesy, overpriced location. Please don't tell me about how awesome their service is so I need to shop there. It's no better or worse than B&N [/quote]

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