Detroit's Marwil Bookstore or purchasing them on the internet from online competitors, such as Amazon and eBay. After Marwil had been in business at WSU for some 59 years, Brian Kramer had seen textbook prices nearly triple over a period of two decades. According to a 2005 survey conducted by the National Association of College Students, about 25 percent of students had begun purchasing textbooks online. Another drastic change was when Wayne State opened a $6 million, 28,000-square-foot Barnes & Noble college bookstore right across the street in 2002. Marwil didn't have the fancy store front, cafe or music and apparel that was
Thalia (bookstore) that can be used in their shops as well as online. In 2008 Thalia committed itself to the German e-book market and made a deal with Sony in regards to Sony's e-book reader. The growing demand in e-books convinced Thalia to announce the release of their own device. In the same year the "Oyo" (basically a German version of the 4FFF N618) was launched in cooperation with Medion, a company well known for its previous cooperations with Aldi. Thalia Germany has also sister companies in Austria and Switzerland. Thalia (bookstore) Thalia is a chain of more than 200 book shops