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In reply to the discussion: Tampa Bay Times Bill Maxwell laments "slow death of bookstores." I'm with him on that. [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)46. Still a place for paper books, but new bookstores will continue to dwindle
The simple reason it is easier and cheaper to get a book online. B&N lost me as a customer about a year or so ago when I went to buy a brand new hard cover by a favorite author. It cost me $30 including the sales tax. I could have gotten the same book on Amazon for $16.
I understand a retail storefront has overhead, but a $14 mark up is a bit much. When I can get a new book and maybe 1 or 2 used books online for the same price as the new book at B&N, I'm going to shop online. I will continue to shop online when sales tax is charged. It is still more convenient and cheaper then paying retail and the gas to go to the book store.
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Tampa Bay Times Bill Maxwell laments "slow death of bookstores." I'm with him on that. [View all]
madfloridian
Feb 2013
OP
that's like saying "I like buying and eating food but if grocery stores go away I'm cool with it."
TeamPooka
Feb 2013
#8
the end result is going to be a shakeout, with fewer corporations controlling more stuff.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#16
I got a textbook on Kindle (for PC) and it required an internet connection to view.
joshcryer
Feb 2013
#69
I Was Raised in a Family of Readers Too. Still Love Having a Real Book to Read From
dballance
Feb 2013
#12
I feel the same. and i also feel uneasy because once most information is digital, it
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#13
small low-end businesses in general are dying. which means that that old low-end individuality
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#17
I'm conflicted on one hand I can grab my nook and my ADHD brain doesn't have to remember or forgot
trublu992
Feb 2013
#19
AND the publishers may never get around to those books, or unknown millions of others.
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#56
I love ereaders. Support your local Public Library! You can physically borrow dead tree books or
retread
Feb 2013
#37
The shock of being told by a used book seller that they did not want hardback books...
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#71
Here's one reason I'm sticking to paper books instead of switching to digital:
Louisiana1976
Feb 2013
#77
Precisely. The content is the main course, but as objects, books achieve perfection.
VOX
Feb 2013
#87
I still have most of my college literature textbooks. I keep the older stuff...
madfloridian
Feb 2013
#89