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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
i completely agree with that, but it shouldn't be too costly to simply add a basic terminal (any pc with an internet connection will, and i suspect most shops already have these for other uses) even if it means having to go through checkout. alternatively, even if they don't add kiosks, they could raise visibility of ebooks by simply indicating in the shelves "this title is available as an ebook on Fictionwise.com". this would at least have the benefit of raising awareness of ebooks.
what i'm hoping is that B&N will be able to get more content available digitally, since they must have a fairly long-standing relationship with a lot of publishing houses. in-store advertisising of ebook editions might be a nice incentive to publishers to encourage more ebooks since it's a nice form of free publicity for people who might prefer ebooks to paper books when possible.
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One of the things I like about our local Borders are all the pc terminals around that let you search for a book. They give the location in the store where the book can be found or whether you can order the book directly from Borders. If B&N went that route, they could easily use them as use suggested, Zelda.
I like looking through the books I am thinking about purchasing to help me to decide if I really want it. If I do, I go home and buy it from Fictionwise in LIT format and convert it for use on my Sony. I don't mind plugging my reader into a computer to download (it gives me a chance to use Calibre for organizing), but I would love it if I didn't have to take the time to do all that converting.