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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
I think people are a lot more likely to browse for books in a bookstore and then buy online if the bookstore in question is a big faceless big box store, and less so at an independent bookstore. Independent bookstores can be much more adaptable to the local market than the big box retailers.
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Agreed. Many of the Independent bookstores that have survived this long have strong local community support. The people who go there buy books from there. I am sure that there are some browsers but the local stores that are still around have plenty of folks who are buying from them.
I know I spent more money at Olssen's when it was around then I did at Borders or Barnes and Noble. Barnes and Noble is a huge warehouse and the people there rarely had a clue about books. If I went into browse, I had not problem buying from some place else. When I went to Olssen's, I would chat with the people working, get some good suggestions, and buy from them. I used to order from them as well. They had three stores, the one by me was not the original store and was in a business area so it did not last.