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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
Or social media. You don't even have to be in the same location, time zone, or on the same sleep schedule.
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Quite right Duckie. I think between local libraries and social media there is little need for traditional bookshops to fulfil this role. Some of course do manage to promote their businesses this way, but if this particular function entirely leaves the bookstore I suspect few will actually care, and the vast majority will not even notice.
Bookshops resorting to this function as a reason why their businesses are so special and should be preserved are in my view truly clutching at straws.