What if Barnes & Noble closed?

One of the largest bookstores in the United States is in a serious crisis, a crisis that predicts an imminent closure and the most negative are already speculating or wondering what would happen if Barnes & Noble closed. Although in theory this closure would not affect Europe, especially Spain, the truth is that according to studies, the closure of Barnes & Noble could be serious and affect any country, including Spain itself.

Although Barnes & Noble is in crisis, its sales are still high, affecting the sales of many publishers, since Barnes & Noble sells 30% or more of many publishersOf course, these are figures that, if changed, could alter the global publishing market, but there really is more. Barnes & Noble has a habit of paying in advance for its books, which is a great incentive and even allows that many writers and editors may live off Scripture for their livelihood.

Although remote, the action on the Spanish market will come if Barnes & Noble closes

Many warn that removing this support will mean the disappearance of many works and even more so of many small publishing houses that survive on sales. It could also favor monopoly, as has recently happened in the United Kingdom, where after the abandonment of Barnes & Noble, Amazon has been left with 95% of the ebook market.

The closure of these small publishing houses would have repercussions on the Spanish market as they would not be translated or exported, something that although it seems impossible, thanks to the Internet is being more common than expected.

Fortunately in Spain the relationship between bookstores and publishers is not so close as for a single bookstore to occupy a high percentage of sales of a publisher, that is the positive part, but surely many small publishers will be wanting that one of their bookstores sells them 30% of their books. All this is based on future situations, something that has not been given yet, but the future of Barnes & Noble is pretty black And although it may possibly come out of this, surely that the situation of the old bookstore in the United States will serve as a lesson for more than one publisher.