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From: swift@reed.UUCP (Theodore Swift)
Newsgroups: net.college
Subject: Re: Who's minding the store? (literally!!)
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Date: Sat, 23-Mar-85 20:23:33 EST
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Posted: Sat Mar 23 20:23:33 1985
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Organization: Reed College, Portland, Oregon
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Keywords: Barnes and Noble, beurocracy, takeover
Summary: What's Barnes and Noble like as a College Bookstore? 

operations,  and  whether their *management* of the Reed
Co-op would result in a radical change for the worse in terms  of
service  (e.g.,prices,  selection,  community  control over stock
composition) and atmosphere  (e.g.,  commercial  marketing  tech-
niques).   As  in  any  situation, there is lots of potential for
good or bad in this proposal.
  I'm looking for impressions pro  or  con  about  other  netland
folk's  experience  with  B&N  stores  *expecially*  college  and
university bookstores (of which all are  presently  on  the  East
Coast.   Specifically,  are prices reasonable, is the book selec-
tion diverse or limited to "bestsellers", does the store seem  to
be primarily an academic bookstore (as opposed to a craft or com-
puter store), and does anyone have  experience  with  special  or
rush  orders  of  hard-to-find or out-of-print books (e.g., where
there additional charges or paperwork hassles)?  Whew.   Get  all
that?
   Any impressions are welcome.  Please reply either to the news-
group  (maybe  someone  else is interested) or just to me (either
through net mail or ol' paper mail).  Thanks in advance  for  any
help you can give us.
    Netspace: Ted Swift at tektronix!reed!swift
    Real World: box 750, Reed College, Portland Oregon 97202.