In a surprise move, Barnesandnoble.com has stopped selling eBooks…”With Barnes & Noble as BN.com’s majority stakeholder, one has to wonder if the company is missing the high-margin potential of the medium or if the sales just aren’t there. Or, for the budding conspiracy theorists out there, is BN.com simply refusing to promote a niche where its parent company can’t partake or one that promotes a level playing field in an arena where publishing house suppliers are used to the advantages of size?”
For a more detailed analysis, read: “BN.com drops e-books–as Amazon revs up”
Also see the e-mail BN sent out to customers.
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