Bookish Diversions: Publishing Boom and Bust
The Redemption of B&N, Publishing Layoffs, Bogus AI Improvements, Short Books, More
¶ The redemption of Barnes and Noble. Ever since You’ve Got Mail, B&N has played the heavy in narratives about bookselling (or did at least until Amazon showed up and knocked them down). Given the chain’s size and propensity to disrupt local markets, the villain characterization proved convenient. But as both a consumer and publishing executive I never …
