Lalato
Adventurer
And it's only going to get worse as designers/publishers move to digital books and tools. Comic book stores also feel the pinch here, but I've seen some comic shops that get a cut of digital comics by essentially being an affiliate on comixology. Kind of like you can get money for being an Amazon affiliate.
This might be one way for gaming stores to survive in the future. Carry the stuff that can't be digital (including physical books), but also have affiliate programs for those items that are. Might also get some affiliate money for items that are physical too when you can't come close to competing on price. The trick is to engage with your customers to make sure they use your portal instead of going direct to Amazon or Chapters or whatever.
This might be one way for gaming stores to survive in the future. Carry the stuff that can't be digital (including physical books), but also have affiliate programs for those items that are. Might also get some affiliate money for items that are physical too when you can't come close to competing on price. The trick is to engage with your customers to make sure they use your portal instead of going direct to Amazon or Chapters or whatever.