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‘The Goliath is Amazon’: after 100 years, Barnes & Noble wants to go back to its indie roots
Decoder with Nilay Patel
Barnes and Noble - A Necessary Condition of Having Bookshops
There was a time when the big chains were somewhat homogenous. And that was the threat to the book industry. Barnes and Noble at its peak was a national monster. It could drive the cultural discourse in this country by dent of just putting a book at the front of the store. Now you're saying it's a necessary condition of having bookshops.
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