I noticed that since Xmas the local Barnes & Noble has stopped carrying a LOT of periodicals that I happen to like and would regularly buy from them.
They’re also dedicating a LOT more space to non-book items like toys and games.
I understand that the advent of eBooks, etc, has really messed with their business model. But I really lament that their business model drove all of the Mom&Pop newstands out of business (and I patronized those Mom&Pops up to the point where I could only find the magazines I was interested in elsewhere).
It’s probably too much to hope for a resurgence in the small and niche local retailer segment ...
I was at a Books a Million at Christmas and finding the actual BOOKS...was confusing to the say the least. Lots of toys and such for the kids. I recall pondering ...
Where did imagination go?
Why? Mom & Pop stores were awful. I have no nostalgia for them whatsoever.