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Originally Posted by Clancy_s
I'm inclined to do that too, but not buying books in store presumably leads to more of them closing. It's a pity one can't buy the ebooks in store (or if you can, a pity it wasn't more widely publicised).
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I admit that I do go in and browse but very rarely ever bought off them (impulse purchases excepted). I found it very hard to go and buy a paperback from A&R for $25 when I can order it online and have it delivered to my door for $12. Ok usually up to 2 weeks from order to delivery, but I usually bought a book or two in advance so it was no real loss.
To support local stores I can live with a 10/20/30 % price hike, but when you start getting to the 90/100% area just to buy locally.....I need more than just a warm fuzzy feeling from buying locally to justify paying double.
And interesting you mention buying ebooks in store, I mentioned a similar thing a few weeks ago. Why on earth didn't A&R/Borders setup a damn PC in the corner and have the infrastructure so one could walk in with their Kobo and buy an ebook??? A small cut of the sale goes to the local store so they don't miss out completely from ebook sales and everyone wins.
Looking at the list of stores closing there is one apparently missing. Tasmanian papers have reported apparently Devonport A&R is on the cutting block. Don't know how true (I don't live there) but it wouldn't surprise me at all (A&R owned store and not being rude but that area isn't exactly a demographic of readers).