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usuallee · 06-11-2012, 10:42 AM

I still go to my local Barnes and Noble for browsing and to get a beverage even though I love my kindle and rarely read dead tree books anymore. (Books do still make nice gifts for those who do not have or want an ereader).

This is an interesting thread because I recently did a sort of experiment with Amazon's online recommendations. At B&N recently, I discovered a very intriguing new release, The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner. I then went to Amazon and clicked on various books I had read recently, and combed the "People who viewed/purchased this also viewed/purchased..."

I could not get The Man from Primrose Lane to pop up at all, even though Amazon is indeed selling the book in both ebook and physical editions. This book is by no means a high profile bestseller, but nor is it obscure. It was published very recently in hardcover by an inprint of a major publishing company. I would have missed it if relying solely on Amazon.

To me, my little experiment reinforced the value of discovering books by going to bookstores, aside from the inherent pleasure I still get from doing so.

06-11-2012, 10:42 AM	#27
usuallee Media Junkie Posts: 278 Karma: 2039392 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Device: Kobo Libra H20, Kindle PW	I still go to my local Barnes and Noble for browsing and to get a beverage even though I love my kindle and rarely read dead tree books anymore. (Books do still make nice gifts for those who do not have or want an ereader). This is an interesting thread because I recently did a sort of experiment with Amazon's online recommendations. At B&N recently, I discovered a very intriguing new release, The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner. I then went to Amazon and clicked on various books I had read recently, and combed the "People who viewed/purchased this also viewed/purchased..." I could not get The Man from Primrose Lane to pop up at all, even though Amazon is indeed selling the book in both ebook and physical editions. This book is by no means a high profile bestseller, but nor is it obscure. It was published very recently in hardcover by an inprint of a major publishing company. I would have missed it if relying solely on Amazon. To me, my little experiment reinforced the value of discovering books by going to bookstores, aside from the inherent pleasure I still get from doing so.