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Old 03-12-2012, 02:31 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by anamardoll View Post
I find that assertion interesting. Probably they were trying to contrast "bookstore browsing" with "internet searching" where in the former you waltz into a bookstore with a paycheck burning a hole in your pocket and in the latter you go to Amazon, search for a single title, buy and leave.

But it's silly because many people walk into bookstores for a single title, buy, and leave; and many people browse online stores for lots of titles.

Also, I continue to be frustrated that TradPubs think that everyone on earth is able-bodied, privileged, and geo-locationally ABLE to waltz into a mega-store any time they want. /side-rant

TL;DR: I doubt the veracity of this "study".
Those are salient points. I recently visited Joseph-Beth Booksellers and browsed for a bit. It's over an hours drive from home so I don't visit often. While my sciatic nerve screams at me, I'm flipping through a book with an interesting cover. I'm not sure if I want it. I'm wishing for some reviews to pop in my head. I check the blurb on the back cover: "It's great! S'wunderful! Changed my life!" Okay, not helpful. Rather than chancing the $20, I erred on the side of caution. For me, the bookstore can no longer be the primary source for "trying new genres and new authors." Twenty years ago (when I was younger!), it certainly was.
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