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NEWS: Barnes & Noble Founder Leonard Riggio Dies




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malvarez1



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:22 am Reply with quote
RIP.

I genuinely wouldn’t be as big a reader (and manga fan in general) without Barnes & Noble.
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MFrontier



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:31 am Reply with quote
RIP Leonard Riggio. Thank you for founding one of my favorite book stores.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 01, 2024 1:00 pm Reply with quote
Heard about this a few days ago, really sad to hear his passing. I go to Barnes & Nobles not only for manga but books in general. Also...

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CEO also co-founded video game retailer GameStop


I wasn't aware the founder of B&N was also the co-founder of GameStop. Thanks for the TIL fact for me.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:44 pm Reply with quote
A sad, sad day for bibliophiles.
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enurtsol



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PostPosted: Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:31 am Reply with quote
He worked in his college bookstore to pay for school and worked his way up the chain
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