Sentences with phrase «put chain bookstores»

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In the 1990s the «Big and Nasty» chains like Barnes and Noble, Borders, and Books - a-Million — with their sweetheart deals with the Big 6 Publishers — put 1000s of indie bookstores out of business.

In order to keep its stock of published books in the largest physical bookstore chain in the U.S., Amazon is going to have to work with Barnes and Noble and put aside any thoughts of competition.

There's a significant chance this won't work — publishers have experimented with putting print comics on the newsstands in chain bookstores, and I don't believe that was a resounding success — but DC is apparently willing to risk its relationship with brick - and - mortar retailers in order to give it a try.

Barnes & Noble Inc., put itself up for sale Tuesday, succumbing to pressure from shareholder activists as digital books erode the traditional business of the nation's largest bookstore chain.

Yes, I think Amazon has really put a dent in the brick - and - mortar chains, but on the other hand, there seem to be more indie bookstores popping up, which is encouraging.

OR, for extra fun and reduced expense, have your friends return the books to other branches of the bookstore chain where they will presumably be put on display and might get sold to «real» customers and create demand for your book.

The owner of a large bookstore chain starts putting the owner of a small local bookstore out of business.