What Does It Mean Utah? This Costco Item To Become Scarce

The Books Just Aren’t Selling Anymore 

Costco has announced that starting the first of the year the majority of their stores will no longer sell books for most of the year. They will still offer book titles during the Holiday season but otherwise, that space will be filled by other items. 

It isn’t that they don’t want to sell books at Costco. They say book sales have slowed down, and this section needs to be stocked regularly by an associate. Costco plans to replace it with items that can be placed there using a forklift and will make that section more profitable. 

Why Aren’t We Buying Books? 

Part of the reason books aren’t selling as well at Costco may be due to a change in the marketplace. With more apps selling books at a discount, those looking for what Costco has offered are finding it elsewhere. But maybe that's not the only reason.

It seems like the era of blockbuster movies based on books is long past and maybe there aren’t as many young people anticipating a new series from their favorite author. Things come and go and maybe reading fantasy novels with multiple books in a series is on a down swing. 

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It does seem a shame to see that huge display of all kinds of books go away. I must admit that it has been a long time since I bought one or even looked through them. Hopefully it doesn’t mean we are more interested in new snacks than new stories.