I don't like coffee shops and reading areas in bookstores selling new books. If they had copies designated for reading before buying that is one thing. I have seen more than one person select a book from the back of the stack, go to a table and read, return the book to the stack and pick up an unread one to buy even if they were the only person to read the one they had.
A $10 paperback, I don't care, but a larger edition or hardcover at $20+ I do care, especially if it is for a gift.
Helen
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