For traditional independent bookstores, this is all bad news.

But they can be particularly profitable because the unsold copies are not returned to publishers, the custom in traditional bookstores.

The other is the print-on-demand book, which you order over the Web or from a traditional bookstore and get a bound copy of in the mail.

At the same time, he expressed concern on behalf of the traditional bookstore.

The situation, however, is a bit different for some traditional bookstores.

Their books receive wear and tear through test reading at traditional bookstores.

They also get more choice than in any traditional bookstore, the company contends.

"I think the company will place more emphasis on these stores in the next few years than on our traditional bookstores."

This is exactly what any traditional bookstore does when it doesn't have a book in stock.

The difference is that traditional bookstores start out with a lot more than 200 titles in stock.