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Interesting note, but I'm not sure it's a meaningful event. BN bookstores aren't going anywhere, and the corporate parent certainly isn't in any danger. They have one of the most smoothly integrated clicks-and-mortar operations anywhere, and their e-commerce is a much a part of the overall business as the retail stores.

Bertelsmann's newfound love of traditional media could open the door for selling back their share in BN.com. That would open the door for Barnes & Noble corporate to sweep the young dot.com back into the fold.

Online bookseller faces Nasdaq exit. BBC Aug 14 2002 5:26PM ET [Moreover - Book publishing news]

The RIAA Wouldn't Lie

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CD sales are down and it's all due to wretched hordes of music-stealing, file-sharing, copyright-evading, computer users who don't even have the decency to watch the commercials on TV ... or not.

CD slump, piracy link rebutted.
Boston Globe Aug 14 2002 7:36AM ET -- Forrester Research says Internet piracy was not to blame - as the record labels claim - for a 15 percent drop in music sales in the past two years.
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How Does Kinko's Play in the Author and Publishing Business?

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HarperBusiness Leadership in the 21st Century video forum pairs authors with Kinko's/Sprint to promote books.

Sprint and Kinkos Connect Top Authors With Audiences Across The Nation
[...]four of HarperBusiness' top authors (James Collins, Jerry Porras, Geoffrey Moore and Noel Tichy) will discuss their groundbreaking works and today's hottest business topics during a special "Leadership in the 21st Century" forum. Created by HarperBusiness, Sprint and Kinko's, the event will be held live via videoconference on August 20 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. [...]
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