only because it's been subsidized by the NBA else it prolly would of gone t**s up after the second season...
Posted on 05/24/2013 2:34:59 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
RE: I hope Barnes & Noble doesn’t fold. I would hate to see the demise of bookstores.
I think Amazon and other online sellers will kill B&N too.
I personally go to B&N to do browse shopping and then to look at the price of the book that I like. I then go online to do comparison shopping. Ultimately, Amazon and the rest sell the book for much cheaper.
Even when Borders was closing and they were marking down their books, the prices were still HIGHER than Amazon’s.
Funny was that Barnes n Noble was lauded for their online and trying Nook....and Borders failed because they did not
If B/N fails....look for Amazon to start jacking up book prices....Books A Million is really no competition, and has poor service
These used to be over priced, unreliable hippie cars that were the punch line for conservative jokes (think Prius). No loss.
7. WNBA
I'm shocked, shocked I tell ya. Who would have ever thought that the weak imitation of an unwatchable sport with despicable "heroes" would fold?
9. Mitsubishi Motors
Mitsubishi is further hampered by the public’s perception of its products. In the new J.D. Power vehicle dependability survey, it ranked third from last out of 33 brands.
Not surprised by this one, either.
10. Road & Track
This mag always seemed snooty to me. They always seemed to write about cars that Donald Trump would have to make payments to afford.
I hope Nook can survive. In my opinion, it’s a superior e-reader compared to the Kindle.
Here in Boston its the last big store around.
Really, its just about the only place I learn about new releases. It would just be awful to loose that place.
They'll still have the Prius.
only because it's been subsidized by the NBA else it prolly would of gone t**s up after the second season...
RE: I hope Nook can survive. In my opinion, it’s a superior e-reader compared to the Kindle.
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Barnes & Noble Stock soars 24% on report that Microsoft wants to buy Nook
http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/09/technology/mobile/microsoft-nook-barnes-and-noble/?source=cnn_bin
Two within walking distance is part of why Borders failed. Stupid decisions I shook my head at.
Subaru.”
My son and DIL bought a Subaru but it also has a bumper sticker which says: “Let there be no confusion, I may drive a Subaru but I am no liberal”.
They ordered five of the same bumper sticker and carried the spares in their car. When they were visiting SFO last summer for a couple of days, someone kept stealing their bumper sticker so they’d just put a new one on. They have no spares left so are going to order more.
That and editors that fellated anything Tuetonic. Their sickening fawning over MB/BMW/Porcshe/POS AUDI was ridiculous and when I finally dropped the rag. No idea what they are like these days, but even Car and Driver sucked last time I picked up an issue. The enthusiast magazine business has fallen far from it's heyday.
That and they undercut their brick and mortar sales by advertising larger discounts for online purchases than the stores. Let’s say, “Only a chump buys at our store locations.”
Maybe a midget lesbian nba would get better share.
They won't be without choices... Leaf, Prius, Fiskar, Dolt, er, Volt...
That's had a lot to do with their turnaround in the automobile market.
Even the low-info crowd knows high performance is not politically correct.
Mitsubishi is easy to believe. I've seen them make business decisions that made me wonder if failed, retired Kamikazees were managing them.
Mitsubishi makes a tough vehicle. Too bad.
Almost all the car mags have become sickeningly PC, though their environmentalism seems to be just insincere obedience to the bosses’ orders. Interesting thing though: Auto mags still have some of the most witty and literate writing (and editing) around.
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