Last week I spent some time browsing a Barnes & Noble store. I remember them having cards and word games as well as books, but this time I was amazed at how much of their store was no longer books. Especially in the kid's section. There were no longer just word-related games, but any game or toy that could be classified as a learning game. Shelf after shelf after shelf of non-book items in a bookstore.
It's sad that even a big box bookstore has to sell more than books to keep afloat these days. How do the small independent bookstores do it? Though it's not on my list of must-haves, in my dream world, wherever we move to this summer will have an independent bookstore nearby.
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