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To: Mark Fowler who wrote (6848)	6/21/1998 12:35:00 PM
From: Glenn D. Rudolph	Read Replies (1) of 164684

More from Businessweek: " MIXED REVIEWS. Although Riggio and his chain remain controversial, a revised view of his effect on the book world is beginning to emerge. There's a growing recognition that the dire predictions about the fate of literature in a Riggio-dominated book world have not come to pass. Critics have fueled a perception of Barnes & Noble as little more than a conduit for fad books and best-sellers, but in reality, it offers a greater selection than most independents. Indeed, best-sellers accounted for just 3% of sales last year--about the same as most other bookstores. Barnes & Noble was supposed to stifle small presses, but some of those publishers say the chain's vast shelf space and centralized buying has helped them. ''The idea that they are somehow damaging literature is not true,'' says Morgan Entrekin, publisher of Grove/Atlantic Inc. ''They have leveled the playing field.''" Glenn

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