Paper books have long been battling the rising surge of e-books. Brick-and-mortar bookstores are rapidly declining: Borders bookstores filed for bankruptcy in 2011, leaving Barnes & Noble as the last major bookstore chain standing.[1] Barnes & Noble is not just answerable to its own shareholders; it shoulders the responsibility of keeping American book publishing from slipping into oblivion.
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Saving the Physical Bookstore: Barnes & Noble Edition
Barnes and Noble has tried many different paths to avoid complete shut down, but has been largely unsuccessful to date. What, if anything, can they do to save the bookstore as we knew it?