Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
#1Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:17pm
They're searching for a less cost prohibitive location.
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142474-Barnes-Noble-Near-Lincoln-Center-Will-Close-in-January-2011
#2Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:29pmLet's hope that a new location is found immediately.
#2Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:37pm
We used to mourn the death of independent stores. Now we mourn the death of chains.
Soon we'll mourn the death of printed books.
Bluemoon
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/28/04
#3Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:41pm....like the venerable Oxford English Dictionary.
Borstalboy
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/9/04
#4Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:44pm
They moved out of Chelsea because they couldn't afford it, too.
This totally sucks balls. I love that Barnes and Noble. The only other location I can think of is the one on 5th Avenue and I hate that location.
#5Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 12:50pmSad. I remember going there on a class trip in 7th grade. Yes, our teachers actually made it a stop, among other places.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#6Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 1:19pm
First they take away my Tower Records, then they take away my B & N.
That plus my waning interest in auditioning for "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" makes W 66th a far less interesting place to journey these days.
#7Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 3:42pm$50 says it'll be turned into another F'in Duane Reade.
Corine2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/14/03
#8Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 5:40pmI love that location. So upsetting. ;-(
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#9Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 5:54pm
We must get up there again before it closes.
This is a bummer
#10Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 6:22pm
"The only other location I can think of is the one on 5th Avenue and I hate that location."
There's one on 86th between Lex and 3rd. Not really convenient unless you live up there, obviously.
#11Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 7:44pmDon't forget the Union Square location.
#12Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 9:42pm
82nd and Broadway also.
And seriously that needs to be a Duane Reade, the next closest one is an entire 4 blocks away, that's too far.
#13Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 10:26pm
It's not just the rent at the Lincoln Center location.
The entire chain is suffering from a corporate battle it may never recover from.
Borders is in even worse shape.
We will probably see the end of "brick-and-mortar" bookstores in our lifetimes and possibly the end of printed books as well.
Wall Street Journal: Barnes & Noble Slams Burkle Bid
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#14Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 10:29pmAnd then, when there's no electricity, well, I'll be glad I've held on to my favorite books to read in the daylight. It's gonna be just like that one Twilight Zone with Burgess Meredith and the broken eyeglasses.
#15Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/30/10 at 10:35pm
Printed books ("p-books") will become precious objects again, secretly traded from reader to reader, under pain of imprisonment or death.
Certain p-books will go for enormous fortunes on the Black Market, classics like the King James Bible, Moby-Dick, Crime and Punishment, and Valley of the Dolls.
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#16Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 9:58am
I guess that Iam the browser, non buyer as well
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/nyregion/31barnes.html?_r=1&ref=nyregion
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#17Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 10:03am
I still haven't unloaded my boxes of books from when I moved into my partner. Some of this stuff I've had since the 70's...may be more precious than gold from the sounds of it.
Valley of the Dolls...lol....yeah, I has it.
silversurfer2
Broadway Star Joined: 7/20/07
#18Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 11:11amI have a signed copy of Valley of the Dolls--my Mother stood in line for that one and passed it on to me. I for one , as long as books are in print and for sale, will never go the way of the KINDLE. I love, the feel, smell of a book in my hand. So sad for the loss of this store.
broadwayjim42
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/19/03
#19Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 11:25am
I have a signed copy of "Death of A Salesman." Was hanging around post-performance outside the theatre during the Dustin Hoffman revival and who should be hanging as well but Arthur Miller.
I treasure it.
#20Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 11:26am^ I agree to an extent. I understand that something like the kindle is lighter and more transportable than a book, in most cases. But, I think looking at the screen for extended amounts of time would be annoying.
#21Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 11:32am
This is very sad.
Updated On: 8/31/10 at 11:32 AM
#22Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 11:42amThe iPad is already easier on the eye than the Kindle. It also mimics several aspects of the "feel" of a book. Every booklover I know who has held one has fallen in love with it.
#24Barnes and Noble near Lincoln Center to close in January.
Posted: 8/31/10 at 12:00pmMy conclusion on e-readers vs. actual books. If I drop an actual book, it's probably not going to break.
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