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I think this is a really good idea. it cannot and should not replace the ability to purchase and download either online or over wireless connections. those capabilities are standard and cannot be done away with at this point.
this would help save the bookstores that are currently struggling. with some of things already mentioned, ie coffee shops, maybe even small cafes as part of the whole experience. private bookstores have for a long time been a draw for book lovers; for people to network, share favorite books and authors and so on. the last store to go out of business here also sponsored book clubs, various clubs would meet on different days in space provided by the store. there was also a children's nook (*heh*). along with all of the other usual suspect items sold in bookstores; calendars, high end stationary, pens and a variety of other odds and ends, and brick-a-brack... this could definetly save that part of the industry!
now I wonder, with "buying" the cards or chips or however else it is handled, could we then turn around and "sell" the item back to a "used" bookstore?
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