tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post7473072865773126228..comments2024-02-06T02:55:38.691-05:00Comments on Eco-Libris blog: 5 reasons why the Nook spin off gets B&N closer to bankruptcyRaz Godelnikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16563394691076298729noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-46179314246542412862012-01-07T21:51:56.320-05:002012-01-07T21:51:56.320-05:00The college stores are not something B&N can c...The college stores are not something B&N can count on - sales are decreasing (BN expect them to be flat in 2012)and the gross margin in these stores is far less than in B&N bookstores. Add to it the changes going on textbooks (rental, digital editions, cheap international copies available online) and you see why this segment doesn't add much hope to B&N future.Raz Godelnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563394691076298729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198904273734254988.post-80574508943288873972012-01-07T19:13:08.487-05:002012-01-07T19:13:08.487-05:00You're forgetting the mostly-unheralded source...You're forgetting the mostly-unheralded source of 25% of B&N's revenues: its college bookstore business, 630 stores which contributed $75 million in profits last year.Thad McIlroy, The Future of Publishinghttp://www.thefutureofpublishing.comnoreply@blogger.com