For a lot of people a town without a bookstore is already a reality. I have mixed feelings about it. It's probably inevitable as more book buying moves online. But, the price and selection online is so much better than any bookstore that it may not be a big deal for most people.
Also, there are still libraries, which are even better for getting lost in.
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LAREDO, Texas (CNN) - The bookstore was Zhuara Rivera's magical "Neverland." It offered a fairy tale world for 14-year-old Rivera to get lost in stories and words.
But the books are gone. On January 16, Barnes & Noble, which owns B. Dalton, closed the store inside Laredo's Mall del Norte.
That leaves Laredo, Texas, population of 250,000, one of the largest cities in the United States without a bookstore.
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Largest City in the US without a bookstore