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Originally Posted by shalym
I would LOVE to go into a book store that has, in addition to a small selection of paper books, cards with book covers and blurbs, and the buyer can choose to either buy in Kindle format, (bookstore gets a kickback from Amazon) buy in epub format, (bookstore can be affiliated with Kobo or another epub seller so they don't have to have their own ADE server) or POD. Ideally, this book store will also have a coffee shop with comfy chairs, a few small tables, and a variety of music playing.
Someday, I may open this store.
Shari
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Or, instead of cards, touchscreens cycling through genre specific covers that can let you surf that genre's catalog and buy right there. Your choice of Kindle, epub (if available) print in a variety of size formats including large print for POD or home delivery. The screen could even be used to solicit recommendations based on a form listing examples of books (or book traits) you like.
It's not hard to imagine a modern book store that can compete with online on features and services. You just have to think of what readers need/want instead of what publishers want.