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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
combining a physical bookstore with an in-store ebook kiosk where people could purchase and download their choices after browsing in the shelves would make a lot of people reeeeeallly happy. and other features could even be added.
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I agree. An e-book kiosk for every book in their store (and a few that are off the shelves) would make bookstores much more useful to me.
Personally, I get minimal enjoyment out of bookstores these days. Too many of the books I'm looking for aren't on the shelves any more (they've been removed after 2-3 weeks)... forcing books out of too-tightly-packed shelves, to see artwork that (really) looks like every other book on the shelf... trying to turn my head sideways to read a shelf-full of titles... and no bookstore personnel who know me, know what I like, and can recommend books that they have seen that they are sure I would like. I find it hard to find books I want in modern bookstores. Honestly, I can take them or leave them.
But if I could also research for books at a kiosk, with
experienced personnel assisting me, and download them to my PDA and go, I'd be hanging out there a lot more often.