[lbo-talk] Re: Barnes & Noble [was: Liza on coffee]

[Tim Francis-Wright]

Doug Henwood wrote:
> Still, Starbucks raised the standard for coffee in the U.S. I'd  
> rather go somewhere else, but it's a lot better than the crap you can  
> get at diners, which was the pre-Starbucks American standard.
> 
> I'd say something similar about Barnes & Noble. Yes it's sad that  
> it's put some indies out of business, but in most places, a B&N is a  
> massive improvement over what existed before. 

Alas, in downtown Boston, the B&N was scheduled to close on June 30. 
Good thing the public library is pretty good in town.

--Tim Francis-Wright