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Originally Posted by issybird
I miss bookstores. I especially miss serendipity, when you'd come across a book you'd absolutely love that you'd never heard of before. I also miss leaving with a sackful of promise, entertainment and enlightenment. I don't get those emotions at the ebookstores.
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I miss browsing in a physical bookstore as well. However I'm actually more likely to be picking up a book I never knew existed these days and the range of books I buy has expanded.
Back in the days I normally browsed the Science Fiction shelf and maybe the mysteries, the non-fiction I was interested in tended to be pricy and I read through the library. Nowadays I browse my email and this site for sales as well as PD sites and keep finding new, interesting and inexpensive books of all types! On all sorts of topics! It's amazing how quickly it adds up
I have learned a lot of history and some science and found a fascination with books that combine travel and history in the last few years.