Quote Originally Posted by Bham1982 View Post
Barnes & Noble has a significantly different business model than Borders, and, not surprisingly, has weathered the changes much better. For one, they have a large e-book business. For another, they have the #2 e-reader. Also, much of their "traditional" book business isn't retail, but direct to businesses, universities and government. So even if one were to assume that bookstores would cease to exist [[I don't think that will happen, BTW; many independents are thriving), Barnes & Noble can still likely prosper.
Barnes and Noble also went after managing the college bookstores 20-30 years ago. They virtually have a monopoly. That also helps support their business model. In the case of WSU the do have a monopoly. Sure you can find used at King or perhaps get them online, but for those less savvy they are now the only game in town.