What I want to know is what part of the sales/profits come from non-book materials in the big chain bookstores -- the DVD and CD sections, the stationary and calendars, the coffee and promotional junk. Do they all carry that stuff because it sells well, or because they can't afford to stay open if they -don't- sell it?

And we in the 5% must spend an awful lot on books to make up for the other 95% of the population.