On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:56:10 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:13:31 -0800, jps wrote:



You mean a place to hang out? That's not an unfair representation
but, if you're into reading, it does require browsing unless you're
just there to pick up something specific. I find a lot of folks go
there to see what's there. Usually know what you want in a coffee
shop.

Whenever I'd visit a book store that served coffee, my impression of
the people sitting around there reading books for free was - bums.
Figured they weren't worth the overhead of the coffee operation, and
the business model was flawed.
Don't know if that's right, or not.
Maybe I'm just a prick and a bad businessman.

--Vic

We have a B&N 3 miles from the house in an upscale shopping center.
It's always teeming with people, sitting, standing browsing. They do
good business.