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Originally Posted by RWTS
I've been reading doom and gloom stories about B&N for years, but for the first time I'm wondering how much longer they'll survive.
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Barnes & Noble has experienced a huge turnaround in the past couple of years. Here's an article from the NY Times (gift link) from only last October:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/17/s...smid=url-share
An earlier article from NPR:
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/11612...-time-in-years
Apparently the limited selection of nonfiction is in response to local demand. Individual stores have much more agency now in terms of what they stock.