The last time that I was in a B&N was about a year ago. Massive wall of magazines that nobody reads in physical formats any more. (Although they still carried 2600). They had a music and CD section. They had a "Childrens" section that was all toys. There was a coffee shop. and the books looked like an afterthought. Come to think of it, when was the last time that Barnes and Noble was relevant? five years ago? I wonder if the publishers will step in to boost them like Hasboro did with ToysRUs to act as a counter to Walmart and Amazon.

I liked the Nook more than the Kindle, then B&N stopped promoting it. They could have won the whole game if they offered a nook version with every physical book, but they dropped that ball as well.

I expect Sears to be done this year, looks like B&N will join them.