In the olden days, when people lived in small towns and everyone knew their neighbors and everything about their neighbors, there was a natural understanding about the value of reputation. Decisions were made based on word of mouth. Whether your banker would lend you money or whether you would seriously consider dating Charlie the Pharmacist’s…
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We’ve been watching print, retail and publishing struggle for years. For years-maybe 10 or so-reading, entertainment, and shopping have been changing. Little by little, but on a very clear path, Barnes & Noble-a symbol at the intersection of change in content consumption and retail-has been on a predictable decline. At first there were store closings….
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