Sporting Views + The Slow Death of the Independent Book Store

November 13, 2008 at 3:43pm

SPORTING VIEWS: The new sheriff in Washington is trying to steer the Redskins to the playoffs. The old guard in the NFL wins a class-action suit over payments owed to retirees. And how the incoming White House is tied by blood to big-time college basketball. We're "Sporting Views." (24 min.) THE SLOW DEATH OF THE INDEPENDENT BOOK STORE: Independent book stores across the country have been dying a long, slow death for the past two decades. But many independent owners hold out hope that innovative new business models will help them compete against online stores and mega-chain booksellers. We explore what smaller stores are doing to survive and how they can win back customers in a hostile environment. (27 min.)

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