Rumors have been circulating that Amazon will launch a new brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City. This new location will be installed within the Hudson Yards area of Manhattan.
Thus far, Amazon has only confirmed the establishment of three physical bookstores. The first bookstore, which can be found in Seattle, opened its doors in late 2015. The second bookstore, which has not yet launched, will be set up in San Diego, CA. The third bookstore will be built in Tigard, OR (10 miles away from Portland).
Here’s more from The Los Angeles Times: “Amazon has largely been credited with a crisis in brick-and-mortar bookselling. The online retailer’s success – including its ability to undercut books’ traditional retail prices and its launch of the first popular e-reader, the Kindle – contributed in part to the demise of Border’s, the national bookstore chain that went bankrupt and closed in 2011. From its debut in 1994, Amazon has been seen as a digital player…If the report is accurate, Amazon Books will join department store Neiman Marcus and restaurants helmed by chefs Thomas Keller and José Andrés when the Hudson Yards retail space opens in 2018 or 2019.” (via The New York Post)
