How Can Barnes & Noble Compete In 2014 And Beyond?

As we look toward 2014, the major question to be answered is the future of Barnes & Noble. If you think that the publishing world would be just fine without Barnes & Noble, you'd be wrong. When Borders closed its doors, there was a decline in overall sales of books that was not recaptured by either digital sales, online sales or physical retailers. Borders was only the fraction of the size of Barnes & Noble so you can imagine the shrinkage that would occur should Barnes & Noble disappear from the retail landscape.