https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/05/the-endangered-fate-of-barnes-noble-americas-last-major-book-store-chain/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:29:12 -0400<![CDATA[It is hard to imagine a destination like Union Station without a fully stocked bookstore, even if it is also the case that an increasing percentage of the consumer traffic is carrying a mobile reading device that is loaded with books purchased elsewhere, mainly from Amazon. The sprawling Barnes &#038; Noble on Georgetown&#8217;s Wisconsin Avenue is gone, and the company has closed superstores in New York, Dallas, Chicago, and Seattle (among other places) in similarly well-situated locales as part of a broader brick and mortar contraction that suggests&#8211;disturbingly&#8211;its long-term decline. Barnes &#038; Noble&#8217;s post-holiday report for 2012 reflected a drop in same-store sales of 3.1 percent, and despite a substantial push to expand its Nook line of e-readers, product sales for the devices were down 12.6 percent from a year ago. &#8230;]]>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:45:05 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/05/the-endangered-fate-of-barnes-noble-americas-last-major-book-store-chain-n99889