Borders dying makes me a bit sad. These four years I've been in university, I've watched our B&N's tech book section shrink and convert to "iPads for Dummies" books, and the manga section go down to a quarter of the previous size. Our Borders does tremendously better on both these sections.
Amazon's cheaper, sure, but I only tend to buy things there when I'm looking for them, while physical stores get me to browse (and allow me to read samples!). Since I got a Nook for Christmas, though, I'm starting to use its samples to browse books from the comfort of my home, which is certainly leading to more money going to B&N.
Amazon's cheaper, sure, but I only tend to buy things there when I'm looking for them, while physical stores get me to browse (and allow me to read samples!). Since I got a Nook for Christmas, though, I'm starting to use its samples to browse books from the comfort of my home, which is certainly leading to more money going to B&N.