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March 4, 2022
Alex Shephard
Good Riddance to Amazon’s Terrible Bookstores
Amazon is as dominant as ever—and its retail ambitions aren’t going anywhere. But booksellers can toast the end of its disastrous foray into their turf.
April 16, 2020
Alex Shephard
Is This the End of the Indie Bookstore?
How booksellers are coping with the coronavirus crisis—and what comes next
July 6, 2018
Alex Shephard
Is Barnes & Noble Too Big to Fail?
With the sudden departure of yet another CEO, the bookstore chain is facing existential questions.
February 3, 2016
Alex Shephard
Is Amazon about to open hundreds of physical bookstores?
November 18, 2015
Alex Shephard
Isis Books & Gifts, a New Age shop in Colorado, has been repeatedly vandalized this year.
February 4, 2013
Mark Athitakis
Barnes & Noble: A Tribute
What the reviled chain did for literary culture
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