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http://online.wsj.com/article/AP8b89...109b27a8a.html

http://www.latimes.com/business/mone...,5751045.story

NEW YORK — Barnes & Noble reportedly plans to continue to shrink its store base.

The head of Barnes & Noble's retail group, Mitchel Klipper, says in an interview published Monday in The Wall Street Journal that the company will have 450 to 500 stores in a decade. That's down from about 689 currently.

Klipper said the chain plans to close about 20 stores a year over the period.

Barnes & Noble is the largest traditional U.S. bookstore operator. But it has been facing tough competition from online retailers and discounters. It has been focusing on its Nook tablet and e-book business for growth.

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MusculosoBarbaro

good. every time i've ever been in one the employees are total d-bags, plus their prices are sky-high.

TasteOfVenom

I don't know why the nook is so popular, it's crap in comparison to the kindle.

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BrownCow

Its cheap! Although the Kindle in the UK is only about £30 more expensive than the Nook now so.

alejbr4

over priced and snobby employees with a weak selection...good

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dinner

as i look around the room.
wheres the butter
wheres the butter........

its a shameful thing! lobster head
a hairless thing, from the sea!
you wear your skin like a shell, too many limes, too many limes
ooooooooooooooh. oooooooooooooh

these words are true, and i'll make you believe
ooooooooh, ohhhhhhhhh
yeah, i would turn up the over and watch it begin to boil.

oooooooooooh, oooooooohh
and you wear that ginger well
you souless piece of food

TaylorFitz

They just sell books at cover price.

I hope they don't go under or I will be forced to rely exclusively on buying books online or small book stores with a much smaller selection. Granted I have a Kindle but I do like the experience of going to a book store or a library and browsing for while before I buy something.

TasteOfVenom

Maybe cheap but highly agitating.

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cy18

This will continue.

BruiserKC

I'm oldschool, but I enjoy actually having a book in my hands some nights when I just want to chill out in my recliner with a cold one. Doing it on a Kindle just ain't the same.

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MillionDollarProns

They're cool places to go, but their prices just can't beat the internet

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