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Something I took away from this is they don't discount books, they don't compete on price. And that makes sense, anyone looking for a good price is going onlin
by ars 4y ago
Something I took away from this is they don't discount books, they don't compete on price.
And that makes sense, anyone looking for a good price is going online, if you are in the store you are not price sensitive. And of course this means B&N is much more profitable than they would be otherwise.
Lowes is doing this too - their prices for plumbing products are insane - $12 for something that goes for $2 online, but they are betting that anyone buying in the store needs it NOW and will pay anything.
- bikenaga 4y agoThey discount selectively. Monday and Tuesday this week all hardbacks were 50% off. There are regular displays with "buy one get one 50% off". Some new books get marked down as well: I got Andrew Koppelman's "Burning Down the House" a week ago and it had a $5 off sticker. Occasionally, there are coupons for "15% off your order". And of course, members get 10% off (nearly) everything. When I've checked books on their web site, the books seem to be discounted more often than not, but usually not as much as Amazon or Walmart. But you're right that there isn't an across-the-board discount for everything in the store.
- quickthrower2 4y agoNOW and not fake too