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Originally Posted by latepaul
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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To me browsing means standing in a relaxed state, looking over the offerings and examining those that catch the eye.
Of course to many browsing means anything that you do with a web browser.
Looking at a blog with a group of books/reviews on a topic I am interested in is closer to me than pre internet store type browsing. Looking through a 100,000+ list on a commercial website is more like work even when it is narrowed down by search criteria.
I like having all of the choices we have today, and would not chose to lose them, but it does lack some of the things store shopping has.
Mostly I shop online for something I already want, where in a store I might stumble upon something I absolutely love, but didn't know existed. Or that perfect gift for a hard to buy for person. Of course I spend less money shopping online, but finding something that gives me pleasure is worth it to me.
And then there are those non functioning BUY buttons and having to get authorization to return etc.
I live 1/2 the year in the city and 1/2 in a remote community with a 1 room grocery store, so I shop mainly online in the summer and in the stores in the winter. Don't spend much money in the summer and go marginally insane the first week or so in the fall. Lots of fun
Helen