"How can they stay in business?"- my thought
I am reading a book called laptop Millionaire. It is in an ebook format. Easy to read but I decided that I want to purchase it on order to work with it.
I looked on Amazon and it was 13 plus shipping. Abebooks had it for 8 plus shipping. When I called BN in Houston they told me that they have it in stock and that it is 22 but 13 online.
I immediately thought that there is no way Barnes and Noble can continue operating that way.
I love bookstores. I can easily spend hours looking through books and generate new ideas. In a post before I even cried about Boarders on Michigan avenue in Chicago closing. It broke my heart.
The bookstore business must be a very tough business. But when the discrepancy between online and brick and mortar store is so great then people will choose online. Unfortunately online does not fill my other need of browsing the same way.
Bookstores, like coffee places, are places, like home and office, where one can spend time talking with people about ideas. They feel like a nurturing space. However, I am not convinced that their future is very bright.
Today's question is:
"What will be the next third place where people can just hang out?"
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