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Originally Posted by HarryT
Definitely. But one can (and I do, quite often) order POD books from Amazon. The benefits of the physical bookshop when it comes to ordering things for later delivery are difficult to see.
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Other than the fact that you can order your books from Amazon stark naked, what is the benefit to ordering from Amazon a POD book on the assumption that a local bookstore has POD facilities?
To order from Amazon, you go to a website, enter the book order, and wait for delivery.
To order from the local POD bookstore, you go to a website (or telephone) , enter the order, and either pick up the book yourself or wait for delivery (I admit I'm assuming that the local bookshop will deliver either like Amazon using third parties or, unlike Amazon, by using its own staff. I have yet to meet a bookshop in my area that wouldn't deliver).
Seems to me the only difference in the experience is that you aren't getting a package wrapped in the Amazon name.