Barnes & Noble is adding 60 new stores in 2025 📕 A major factor in the bookstore revival has been TikTok - ThreadSky

culturecrave.co • 21 days ago

Barnes & Noble is adding 60 new stores in 2025 📕

A major factor in the bookstore revival has been TikTok

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puzzlekat.bsky.social•21 days ago

@kdk1tt.bsky.social

kobayashimaruu.bsky.social•21 days ago

yay! I'm always a big fan of reading and other people reading lol.

filmguy.bsky.social•20 days ago

So what you will about TikTok, but they have done some good things.

comiccollectortom.bsky.social•21 days ago

Glad to hear that honestly. I remember when Borders went under and how much that sucked. Hate to lose B&N too.

thisischris86.bsky.social•21 days ago

Well they closed the one in San Jose California last month 😭

culturecrave.co•21 days ago

🔗

https://www.axios.com/2025/02/01/barnes-noble-new-bookstores

darklyger90.bsky.social•21 days ago

I hope to keep seeing more of their stores open. Love their vibes and their employees.

nikinikin.bsky.social•20 days ago

What?!?!

itspizzatime.bsky.social•21 days ago

Barnes and Noble being saved by smut girlies has the same vibes as GameStop being saved by cryptobros

thegarbagebin.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yeah but one has way more intrinsic value than the other. It may be smut but they're reading books. Gamestop was, and still is, a dying brand that honestly did more harm than good to the industry it's part of.

alteredkrimson.bsky.social•20 days ago

the gamestop next door just closed, and they took the Master Chief wall art with them.

:(

itspizzatime.bsky.social•20 days ago

True. I’ve been inside a GameStop maybe twice within the last 5 years and it was a miserable vibe

doseoftheday.bsky.social•20 days ago

Yay 🙌 books are the best

hsojlightfoot.bsky.social•20 days ago

That's cool. Use to go there a lot.

I don't really like reading a book on a device. Love the real thing with actual pages.

primakrema.bsky.social•21 days ago

Thee worst timing.

hirtk21.bsky.social•21 days ago

*The best timing.

primakrema.bsky.social•21 days ago

Where are they gonna get the paper karen?

hirtk21.bsky.social•21 days ago

idk what you're talking about.

Karens exist long before your time. Some understand the consequences of their actions.

primakrema.bsky.social•21 days ago

Look up tarrifs.

hirtk21.bsky.social•21 days ago

You made me know that.

Thank you.

taylormcintire.com•21 days ago

Actually awesome news!

ghostspydr.bsky.social•21 days ago

Trump saved TikTok so he could save Barnes & Noble. 🥹

Also, this is a joke post. Please don't take it seriously.

I can not provide enough disclaimers that this is a joke.

osena24.bsky.social•21 days ago

99% there is gonna be multiple people who still miss the joke

ghostspydr.bsky.social•21 days ago

Thats what I'm afraid of. 💀

ajaxx99.bsky.social•21 days ago

The number of times I've seen someone clearly joking like you did and still have people come down them

ghostspydr.bsky.social•20 days ago

Had to make sure I mentioned it was a joke multiple times. Lol

thombie.bsky.social•20 days ago

I think just seeing the words “trump” and “saved” together will trigger people, though.

Now, once we see the words “trump”, “has” and “died”…oh boy, this country is gonna run out of alcohol.

darnellbebop.bsky.social•21 days ago

This is exciting but I also just realized that all the new stores will be that Apple Store style of B&N that I’m not a fan of probably

darnellbebop.bsky.social•21 days ago

thetrovian.bsky.social•20 days ago

I wonder how long that could sustain a location increase

austin8142.bsky.social•21 days ago

So TikTok actually did something worthwhile

nicotheknife.bsky.social•21 days ago

ugh, shop local people

kevindivinci.bsky.social•21 days ago

One of the best parts of the Barnes & Noble revitalization is their new stance of letting the local employees customize the store. They’ve also been buying local stores and keeping them as is, like Tattered Cover, but are financial support.

nicotheknife.bsky.social•21 days ago

I’m not really familiar with B&N (the bookstore chain near me is BAM) but if people just supported the small stores in the first place that wouldn’t be needed.

bullsharkowski.bsky.social•21 days ago

I do hope it stays a thing that young people enjoy and not just a fad that passes once the novelty wears off.

mrbarebones.bsky.social•21 days ago

Heh the "novel"ty. But yeah I do hope it gets more people into going out and reading new books physically

emi56y.bsky.social•21 days ago

Nice

yospense.bsky.social•20 days ago

Well hot damn

khemicalkatalyst.bsky.social•20 days ago

As nice as it is to have more bookstores, PLEASE support local small bookstores first.

altiam.bsky.social•21 days ago

That's great news for book lovers! Exciting times ahead 📚

chooglincharley.bsky.social•21 days ago

🤮🤮🤮

icculus.bsky.social•20 days ago

@beckymayyy.bsky.social

rivivire.bsky.social•21 days ago

Thank you, Booktok Smut Girlies 🙏

rockstaraccountant.bsky.social•17 days ago

Where are my people? I just started on bluesky and don't know where I'm going :(

cometzombie.bsky.social•20 days ago

Not after the tariffs hit they won't. EVERYTHING in the US is about to become much more expensive. Luxury purchases like physical books will be some of the first things cut when the Trump Depression hits.