Comment by tomjen3
8 hours ago
Audiobooks replaced reading for a lot of people once those audiobooks became available on their smartphones, for others it was podcasts. For many, they walk only to and from their car.
I've saved no end of hours of transport thanks to Zoom and Teams meetings, and hybrid is now a thing (just not for me).
Bricks and mortar stores around here have been empty for years in some cases, and I'm the last person in the office who carries cash.
Where is this retail ghost town you speak of? There are more brick and mortar shopping choices in my city and hometown than there have ever been.
Audiobooks are mostly additive to the publishing market. Even where they replace book volume, its like a format change from VHS to DVD it doesnt shrink the pie.
Barnes and Noble has been expanding the number of locations in recent years.