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DMB · 06-04-2011, 02:32 PM

As a reading addict, I used to haunt bookshops. I particularly liked second-hand bookshops, but most of them died a long time ago.

When I was an undergraduate I naturally bought my academic books from the bookshop that had built its business on supplying the university. Then when several decades ago I moved from my native country to a non-English-speaking country, and subsequently to another, I missed my ready access to books in English. So I set up an account with the erstwhile university shop and regularly ordered stacks of books from them. Then Amazon happened and it all became so easy. The university shop eventually brought in online ordering, but it was clunky and user-unfriendly. So now I buy nearly everything from Amazon and am happy to do so.

06-04-2011, 02:32 PM	#17
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	As a reading addict, I used to haunt bookshops. I particularly liked second-hand bookshops, but most of them died a long time ago. When I was an undergraduate I naturally bought my academic books from the bookshop that had built its business on supplying the university. Then when several decades ago I moved from my native country to a non-English-speaking country, and subsequently to another, I missed my ready access to books in English. So I set up an account with the erstwhile university shop and regularly ordered stacks of books from them. Then Amazon happened and it all became so easy. The university shop eventually brought in online ordering, but it was clunky and user-unfriendly. So now I buy nearly everything from Amazon and am happy to do so. Last edited by DMB; 06-04-2011 at 03:03 PM.