Barnes & Noble's Book Bonanza

I’m glad to see it’s too early to write an obituary for tree-books and the retailers that carry them.
 
Barnes & Noble reports it had a terrific holiday season and that sales of physical books – especially hardcovers – exceeded its expectations. Sales were up more than eight percent at the retailer’s bookstores.

B&N.com is also experiencing tremendous gains. Total sales at B&N.com rose 67 percent during the nine-week holiday period that ended on Jan. 1.

The company says it sold “virtually its entire inventory of Nookcolor and E-Ink devices during the holiday season.”  December 23 was the biggest sales day in the company’s history, according to Barnes & Noble.

I, for one, am very glad to hear it. No matter how much I enjoy my Kindle, there’s still nothing like the lazy pleasure of drifting into a bookstore, never knowing exactly what I’m going to discover.

I hope these latest sales figures mean my days of wandering into bookstores are far from over.