The New Yorker has a phone interview with Barnes & Noble executive chairman Len Riggio. In an interesting bit of time travel, they write that: “As far back as 2000, Riggio said that he believed Barnes & Noble should open smaller stores (the company’s typical superstores are more than twenty-five-thousand square feet), in denser, more pedestrian-friendly locations. But, at the time, business was great, the suburban power centers were still growing, and the idea never translated into concrete action. ‘You blow some and you get some right,’ he said, reflecting on the missed opportunity. ‘Timing is everything.'”) While they were […]