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I browse the aisles, grab a cup at the coffee shop, and make mental notes of new and interesting titles. Then I go home and see what I can get on my Kindle. I love bookstores for the experience they offer, but I don't really want to buy my books in them.
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This has probably hurt bookstores more than anything. It's not the Kindle itself that is hurting bookstores but the fact that you can get cheaper books at places like Amazon, Half.com, etc. People just aren't getting books from bookstores. They like the experience of the bookstore but not buying books from bookstores. E-Books are just helping to speed up the process.
I admit that when I first heard about the trouble Borders and to a lesser extent, Barnes & Noble were having, I was sad. Now, however, I think I'm resigned to it. I still don't buy from Amazon and I won't buy a Kindle. However, if the Borders near me goes belly up, I'll just go to Barnes & Noble and buy e-Books. If both chains get greatly reduced or even go away, I suppose it'll be poetic justice for what they did to the independents anyway. *shrugs*