Barnes & Noble CEO on state of the book business: 2025 has been a fantastic year for us

It's holiday gift buying in full swing joining us right now with a view of the economy through his lens as a book seller. James D is here. He's a Barnes & Noble CEO. Good morning to you. Good morning. >> And I was just thanking you because I've been in a whole bunch of Barnes & Nobles over the past couple months as I've been uh selling my book. But how do you see the book business as an indicator of the economy these days and the sense of how many people are actually buying books these days? books thankfull ...