Thread: Let's reinvent the bookstore...
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Old 06-14-2014, 01:57 PM   #77
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Originally Posted by pwalker8 View Post
I still haven't run across an ebook store that comes close to the experience of when I use to go to B&N every couple of weeks to see what new books had come out. I'm not talking about the Starbucks, big comfy chairs and all that, but rather being able to walk over the the SF&F section, scan through the "New Books" shelves, then a quick walk through of the other shelves to see if some other title I might be interested in had been restocked. Then do the same for the other genres and subject that I am interested in. I might spend 30 minutes to an hour in the store and come out with 4 or 5 books.
I'm genuinely mystified by this comment. Are you saying you haven't noticed that Amazon allows you to browse based on genre and/or what's new? And what Amazon do other ebook retailers also do - although admittedly some less well.

Maybe it feels less like browsing because the selection is so much bigger?
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