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Originally Posted by gmw
Bookshops - the really good ones - are a source of wonder to me, something that started in childhood and that I've never outgrown. Intellectually I know they are simply a store in which you can buy books, but for me the best carry an atmosphere, an air of mystery, all their own and so each visit becomes an adventure, an exploration in which treasures may be uncovered.
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That's exactly how I felt, except for me it didn't have to be a really good shop. Every book store from the little box in the mall to Powell's Acres of Books in Long Beach had that same magic.
It's still true, except:
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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I do sometimes go into a bookstore and browse to see if anything might interest me. It's been a long time since I've bought a pBook.
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This is also true.
Now when I go into a book store, I have the thought that I'm not going to buy anything. So then, after a short time browsing, I'm ready to go.
A lot of that book store magic has been replaced (to me) by browsing through Amazon, the deals threads here and even the daily emails I get from BookBub and Early Bird Books.
Others have said how they miss the 'happy accident' of stumbling on books in a store they likely wouldn't have sought out otherwise. A lot of that has been replicated for me online.
The one thing that is missing is the atmosphere in a book store. But as nostalgic as I am for it, I obviously don't value it enough or I'd be spending more time at my local B&N.