Independent bookstores once considered Barnes & Noble the enemy, but its CEO loves small bookstores so much, he owns 9 of his own

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The interior of Daunt Books in Marylebone, London.

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The Barnes & Noble CEO says sales are rising because he trusts his booksellers to 'create good bookshops' and run each store the way they want to

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Barnes & Noble is the world's biggest book retailer.

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The rise and fall — and rise again — of Barnes & Noble

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