10-17-2007, 01:37 AM | #61 | |
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Note: that nasty habit is starting to change in Spain, good bookshops will leave you alone to roam among the bookshelves now. |
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10-17-2007, 09:11 PM | #62 |
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In the USA we have large books shops that have comfy chairs, coffee shops, kids sections. And they do leave you alone. They may has "Can I help you?" but if you say you don't need any help they leave you alone. It's like you described for the UK. Now if we only Sony made ebook shops like that it would be awesome.
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10-18-2007, 01:30 AM | #63 | |
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But, I've never browsed online like I did at Dillon's in Oxford, where I would go after lunch and be in danger of getting locked in at night (boy, do I love bookshops in the UK!). |
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10-18-2007, 02:05 AM | #64 |
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We have two biggies here Barnes and Nobel and Borders. both are nice for browsing and spending too much time in. But my problem is I see things on the shelf that just make me want to go to the publishers and shake them till they realize what a mess dead tree books are becoming. This new MMPB format that's taller and thinner and more expensive is a horrendous idea. It's just a way to make more money on the same content. They blame it on old people. Saying that older people prefer larger print. SCREW YOU PLUBLISHERS! I WILL NEVER BUY ONE OF THEM!
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10-18-2007, 12:17 PM | #65 | |
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