Respondents were asked: "If Barnes & Noble - the last major brick and morter [sic] bookstore chain -closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing?"
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Effect of Barnes & Noble closure on print book purchasing habits in the U.S. 2013
This distribution shows how customers of print books would change their print book purchasing habits if the major bookstore chain Barnes & Noble were to close. In spring 2013, 11 percent of respondents said that in such an event they would buy fewer printed books, but would increase their purchases of e-books.
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Ricoh. (December 13, 2013). If Barnes & Noble closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/
Ricoh. "If Barnes & Noble closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing?." Chart. December 13, 2013. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/
Ricoh. (2013). If Barnes & Noble closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/
Ricoh. "If Barnes & Noble Closed, How Would This Affect Your Printed Book Purchasing?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 13 Dec 2013, /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/
Ricoh, If Barnes & Noble closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
If Barnes & Noble closed, how would this affect your printed book purchasing? [Graph], Ricoh, December 13, 2013. [Online]. Available: /statistics/289360/effect-of-barnes-and-noble-closure-on-print-book-purchasing/
