Speak Out: Do You Still Shop At Bookstores?
Barnes & Noble has announced poor holiday sales, according to published reports.
Is the age of the bookstore over? That’s a question some are asking after Borders shut its doors nationwide, including the location in Columbia, and Barnes & Noble recently announced poor holiday sales, including declines in sales of its e-reader, the Nook tablet, The New York Times reported. A failed Barnes & Noble could create nearly a dozen vacancies in Maryland, including stores in Ellicott City, Frederick and Pikesville, although company representatives told the Baltimore Business Journal in November it planned to maintain a “strong Baltimore presence,” the publication reported. The region has also seen its exodus of smaller, independently owned bookstores. In May of 2012, Eldersburg Patch reported the closing of one of Carroll County…
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Stephen C. Dapson
8:55 pm on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Yes, I still shop in bookstores. Many books and magazines I'm interested in are not available electronically. Even though I am handicapped and cannot walk well, I still go into Barnes and Noble in Ellicott City on a regular basis as well as going to stores that sell books and magazines along with their other merchandise. I also have a PhD. and that may account for my habits! more ›