tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post4774238650545110385..comments2023-10-24T03:46:41.971-07:00Comments on Contingencies: Buh-bye, B & NJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-89788390694919346192010-08-25T07:50:09.901-07:002010-08-25T07:50:09.901-07:00Bookstores may be struggling but hard copies of bo...Bookstores may be struggling but hard copies of books are not a thing of the past, Pz. At times online material will suffice, but most ordinary people value old books, classics, non-fiction, science/reference texts and so forth. Many books are heirlooms of a sort as well--whether that's a treasured Shakespeare, or history of the Civil war, an aged On the Road, or well-thumbed calculus text. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567400697675996283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5592514.post-55013436273950466872010-08-25T07:25:45.916-07:002010-08-25T07:25:45.916-07:00--There's an element of risk to any business, ...--There's an element of risk to any business, J. Nothing's certain. Besides, bookstores--and books-- are probably a thing of the past. As the WSJ writer noted, not many people would go to Barnes and Noble to buy a book for $20 when they can get it online from Amazon for $10.<br /><br />--Your evil mormon nemesis B-ronius appears to have gone vegetarian. Wow. Vegans may be some of the Perezosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01875109580933192779noreply@blogger.com