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Originally Posted by dickloraine
And it was not the e-Book or Amazon, but big bookstore-chains who killed these stores. It is ironic, that now these corporations blame Amazon.
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I agree totally. Amazon just did to the big book chains what the big book chains did to them.
I do enjoy browsing book stores, but when I can pick up the same book for 30-40% less on Amazon with free shipping, I rarely buy there. If they close, so be it.
I agree that book stores need to reinvent themselves. They need to make it easy for people to buy ebooks right while in the store. So we could see a title, scan a code and have it added to our electronic reader right on the spot.
Other creative ideas such as coffee shops, speciality focus etc. will be needed to survive.