tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post6230716462488566788..comments2024-03-27T02:13:13.079-04:00Comments on Original Content: Consumer ReportsGail Gauthierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-42766809643637598652008-02-22T22:54:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:54:00.000-05:00Yes, the only two years of the past several in whi...Yes, the only two years of the past several in which the US Census Bureau saw bookstore sales rise were years when a <I>Harry Potter</I> book was published. Not a good sign for the industry. <BR/><BR/>(There are other numbers in the field, some of which aren't as gloomy, but none really look good.)J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-37178833318754177922008-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:002008-02-17T11:57:00.000-05:00Yes, it's difficult for us suburban dwellers to re...Yes, it's difficult for us suburban dwellers to remember how sparsely populated some parts of the country are. Sometimes when I'm traveling in far more beautiful--and remote--areas than the one I live in, I wonder what the people whose homes I pass do when they need, say, to buy socks? <BR/><BR/>Some people can't support local merchants because there aren't any to support. They don't have to worry about making a moral decision about supporting an independent bookseller or a chain because they don't have either.Gail Gauthierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01673131515563387968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3377586.post-88284005485593827392008-02-16T16:47:00.000-05:002008-02-16T16:47:00.000-05:00On the one hand I agree with the Slate piece...on ...On the one hand I agree with the Slate piece...on the other, I am worried. I'm watching the chains close one by one in the mall I frequent (only 'cause the ice rink is there...I'd never go to a mall otherwise) and it's the only big mall for a hundred miles in either direction. Makes you wonder: Where will people in flyover country shop? Only online, I think.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15169707337312707247noreply@blogger.com