B&N just sent me the stupidest email.

[conuly]

Dear Reader,

We’re living through turbulent times together. Our booksellers are your neighbors, your friends and family. Your stories are our stories, and we know how resilient our communities are.

Sincerely,

The Booksellers of Barnes & Noble

Every other store waxed rhapsodic about their cleaning regimen and told me how to order stuff online. All the museums and the NYPL shut down. My mother's mortgage company assured me that their list of tips isn't just a reminder to wash my hands.

B&N, you gotta step it up. If you want to assure us you're taking this All Very Seriously, cancel your events and put your ebooks on sale. Don't waste our time with this inanity.

Comments

[cactuswatcher]

I suspect that most brick and mortar book stores left are so close to going under that they really can't encourage you to not come paw their books and generally stay home. Yes, B&N has a significant on-line presence, but that doesn't help the local stores. (I've been a member of B&N for many years, always buy my books in store and have consistently refused to give them my email address!)

I found it funny to get a rash of emails yesterday from businesses I had to give my email address to when I was moving last year. Yes, everyone is trying to show they are concerned, but it rings a bit hollow when all of those come the same day as if a light switch were flipped and all businesses suddenly realized it would be good to say something the same day.