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Originally Posted by Rbneader
I do. I'm allergic to dust and mildew, so used book stores are often problematic. There's one nearby, but I can only go in if they've left the doors and windows open.
Browsing really is easier in a physical bookstore. I've become more and more reliant on word of mouth recs, online or off, to find books that I might like. Digital browsing is simply slower and less likely to produce good results.
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I pretty much quit going to physical bookstores and libraries since I can get new books on my reader without leaving home. However, I know what you mean about the browsing. In a physical store it's usually pretty easy to see how the store has books categorized. Within categories, you can easily skim past books you know you don't want. For example, if you already own all the books by author X____ , it's easy to see where his/her books end and the next author begins. Plus you can flip through a book and read random samples, rather than just whatever sample text got uploaded to a bookstore.