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Originally Posted by jament
I don't think that store browsing and e-reading are mutually exclusive... ...I write down the titles, then go online to purchase them for my e-reader.
That's why I think more retailers need to move to allow e-book downloads right there in the store. Then I wouldn't feel so guilty about browsing there and buying elsewhere.
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And its why the nook has its in-store browsing feature. It encourages people to still come to the BM BN, which means folks will still walk around the store looking, seeing other items of interest, and probably go away with extra items.
I have gone to BN upon occasion to seek out a particular reference in a "how-to" book, or determine how one book presents the information next to another. How much easier the task would be with the ability to browse electronically (provided, of course, you are lucky enuff to find the book(s) available for e-browsing.)
Our local BN store has a Starbucks with comfy seating. I wandered into BN for the first time in years and noted many of the chairs were occupied even now. How even better it would be not to wander around the store to find a book to drag back to SBs to browse.