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
Xinhua Bookstore In 2003, all Xinhua Bookstores in Beijing was reorganized, coming under the China Publishing Group (in ). China Xinhua Bookstore Association was established to manage the trademark. As China's only country-wide distribution channel for magazines, and CDs and DVDs, it plays an important role in mass media, in addition to its dominant position as a bookstore. In 2006, there were 14,000 Xinhua bookstores in China. Its main store is now in Xicheng District in Beijing. Xinhua Bookstore has overseas subsidiaries in New York City, San Diego, London, and in Binondo, Manila, which caters to the needs of Chinese schools in