MetamorphosisSigma wrote:It's beyond my understanding how B&N has lasted this long, in competition with Amazon. I suppose Borders closing has given B&N a temporary boost, but it's just a matter of time. Don't get me wrong, I like browsing through real books, but at Amazon just about everything is about 30-35% off all day, every day. When I looked into getting a B&N rewards card (whatever they call it), they wanted to charge me $20/year to give me 10% or 20% off every once in a while. Sure, I can't get coffee at Amazon, but I can order coffee beans, the roaster, the press-pot, and a mug, and make it my damn self. And it'll be better.
GravityThief wrote:The biggest thing that scares me about Walmart and Amazon is that they have practically become retail monopolies. There have been numerous media reports of Walmart strong-arming manufacturers; agree to sell to Walmart on Walmart's terms (at Walmart's desired prices) or be shut out. That has meant numerous companies have had to decide between agreeing to deal with them or simply closing down shop.
GravityThief wrote:There have been numerous media reports of Walmart strong-arming manufacturers; agree to sell to Walmart on Walmart's terms (at Walmart's desired prices) or be shut out.
Charles G. wrote:I don't want to see one entity control our access to mass media.
Bloom wrote:Knowledgable staff and intelligent selection of books presented by management could have helped these stores at least from my perspective.