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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
I don't read Dutch books either. That's because I can't read or speak Dutch.  |
It has been said that I should be able to...
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Originally Posted by kumaryu
I miss bookshops. In my city, only one bookshop chain remains in business where once there was one on almost every high street. As a book reader suffering from Amazon addiction and an avid user of ebooks, I am responsible for this scourge.
I miss the experience of walking down the aisles looking at the covers, picking one up, reading the reviewers' comments, flipping through the pages and some times reading a few pages at random. "Look Inside" feature on Amazon just isn't the same.
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To be honest, I like bookshops. Until I look at the price. And knowing I can get the same book for half the price, importing it from the US (and that includes S&H) makes my joy in browsing the bookstore a lot less. Even before I went 99% electronic (years ago) I hardly bought any book in a Dutch bookstore and ordered them abroad...