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Laredo could be largest US city without bookstore
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Posted on 12/17/2009 5:42:25 AM PST by CSA Rebel
LAREDO, Texas (AP) -- The final chapter has been written for the lone bookstore on the streets of Laredo.
With a population of nearly a quarter-million people, this city could soon be the largest in the nation without a single bookseller.
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Laredo-could-be-largest-US-apf-3183252559.html?x=0
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Go figure.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:42:25 AM PST
by
CSA Rebel
To: CSA Rebel
Every city has a bookstore. It’s called Half.com.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:42:51 AM PST
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: CSA Rebel
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Wal-Mart?
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:43:47 AM PST
by
pnh102
(Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
To: CSA Rebel
Go figure. Who knew Laredo was on the cutting-edge? Brick & Mortar bookstores are almost obsolete.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:44:14 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
I don’t know about that. The one’s around here are always full.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:45:03 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
To: CSA Rebel
The sky is falling, the sky is falling!!!
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:45:40 AM PST
by
rawhide
To: stuartcr
Snap some photos to show your grandkids someday. ;)
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:45:45 AM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: pnh102
Seems like the reporter could have done a little more research... http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=barnes+and+noble&sll=27.506407,-99.507542&sspn=0.959823,1.234589&g=Laredo,+TX&ie=UTF8&hq=barnes+and+noble&hnear=Laredo,+TX&z=10 Barnes & Noble Booksellers 5201 University Boulevard, Laredo, TX - (956) 326-1234 Barnes & Noble Booksellers North Zapata Highway, Laredo, TX - (956) 724-9500
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:47:09 AM PST
by
villagerjoel
(1. Implement socialist policies 2. ??? 3. Heaven on earth)
To: CSA Rebel
Maybe they specialized in Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi and Joe Scarborough books.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:47:31 AM PST
by
paulycy
(Demand Constitutionality.)
To: CSA Rebel
How many buggy whip factories do they have?
To: CSA Rebel
This fact will be used to show how Texans and by connection all conservatives are ignorant clowns, just wait...
To: 1rudeboy
I’m a voracious reader and I have to admit that I rarely go to a bookstore. Everything I need seems to be available electronically.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:48:50 AM PST
by
umgud
(I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
To: umgud
B&N says they’re building a bigger store. How about an entrepreneuer opening a non-chain bookstore with a Starbucks in it? No one says it has to be a big-chain store.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:50:43 AM PST
by
rstrahan
To: 1rudeboy
If I had any, I’d just drive them there myself.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:51:39 AM PST
by
stuartcr
(If we are truly made in the image of God, why do we have faults?)
To: stuartcr
I don’t know about that. The one’s around here are always full. I just go to Barnes and Noble to find the books I want to order 'used' online.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:51:42 AM PST
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(Islam is a religion of peace, and Muslims reserve the right to kill anyone who says otherwise.)
To: CSA Rebel
You mean they don’t have internet in Laredo? They can’t order from Amazon and Barnes and Noble? They don’t have libraries?
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:52:33 AM PST
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: CSA Rebel
Laredo could also be the largest US city without any AMERICANS in it! And I say that as a Texan!
To: Last Dakotan
Check the “Red-Blue” map for counties in the United States and you will fine that the County that Laredo is in voted Solid Blue. Maybe there is a connection to igorant clowns, but not conservatives.
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:53:53 AM PST
by
Chief901
(The Democrats are now the "Soylent Green Party")
To: rstrahan
How about an entrepreneuer opening a non-chain bookstore Because non-chain bookstores can't compete on price. There aren't enough fools that are going to pay $30 for the latest John Grisham book when it's $8 at Wal-Mart.
To: pnh102
Sorry about the formatting...
Seems like the reporter could have done a little more research...
(http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=barnes+and+noble&sll=27.506407,99.507542&sspn=0.959823,1.234589&g=Laredo,+TX&ie=UTF8&hq=barnes+and+noble&hnear=Laredo,+TX&z=10)
Barnes & Noble Booksellers 5201 University
Boulevard, Laredo, TX - (956) 326-1234
Barnes & Noble Booksellers North Zapata Highway,
Laredo, TX - (956) 724-9500
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posted on
12/17/2009 5:55:11 AM PST
by
villagerjoel
(1. Implement socialist policies 2. ??? 3. Heaven on earth)
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