I’ve read far more articles than I would like to admit about ebooks vs. print books, online stores vs. brick and mortar stores, etc. There are interesting facts and opinions all over the place, some of them reasonable and some just ridiculous. Many people want to blame online stores like Amazon for the downfall of brick and mortars, an idea that has been punched right in the eye by the opening of Amazon’s physical store. But it turns out that retailers might just be shooting themselves in the foot.
Over the weekend, my husband and I were at our local Barnes & Noble. He was there for some coffee, I was there to sniff books. The kids were gone for the weekend, so we got to spend our time looking at overpriced Doctor Who merchandise and bargain books that we will never read instead of lounging around the children’s section.
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