Out-of-Business News
by Pete on November 22, 2008
Apparently we’re all supposed to be very upset by this news:
Out of Town News, the newsstand that has offered a cornucopia of newspapers and magazines as a Harvard Square landmark for more than 50 years, could close.
The owners have informed Cambridge officials that they have no plans to renew their lease after it expires Jan. 31. City officials say they are hoping to find another newsstand to take its place, but acknowledge that the business climate is grim as more customers get their news online rather than in print.
This story has been all over my RSS reader like a rash for the past few days, and even made it to the headlines on All Things Considered on Thursday. I know I’m supposed to be outraged by a small and historic store being forced out of business by online competition, but I have to wonder if it’s not being blown out of proportion by the prominence of Harvard graduates in the liberal blogosphere.
Beyond that, I find it rather amusing to hear and read a bunch of people complaining about the loss of a store they apparently couldn’t be bothered to patronize enough to keep it in business.
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