That was all they were interested in. Today, they ask if the business is multichannel. The young people understand multichannel is the strategy that will succeed. There must be a strong interconnection between online and offline businesses. In the end, the success criteria are the same as in traditional business.
Results count and nothing else.
Just a market position and a charismatic chairman aren't enough. BOL has almost 5 million European titles. Meanwhile, there's a bestseller page on BOL with links to the club. I expect this will happen in Europe in one or two years in the same way. There is no difference between traditional business such as magazines or music and Internet business.