Behind the times…

I see more and more online retailers correctly sort novels into their respective series. B&N, for example, correctly grouped together all published versions of the “Esther Brookstone Art Detective” novels. (Two are free PDFs—see my “Free Stuff & Contests” web page—so no one could blame them for their omission.) Kudos to B&N!

I’ve observed that B&N is on the march. Under new management maybe? Their book barns are aging well, and people still flock to them as well as other mom & pop bookstores, as...