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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe
The downside of the e-book revolution is how it has added to the increase in the number of neighborhood bookstores that are closing their doors. It is sad to see folks who have loved books all their lives and who have made their living selling books lose their livelihood. Some of the chains are hurting as well, but they are in a better position generally to deal with and profit from the increasing numbers of people who prefer to do their reading on dedicated readers, smart-phones, or other electronic devices.
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You have independent book shops left in Virginia? There hardly any here in Eastern Indiana, the large chains have already put paid to the vast majority of them around here. Hell, even used book shops around here have given way to chains like Half-Price Books. It was not quite so bad in Upstate NY when I last lived there, but that's been five years now and I think it was headed the same way when I moved here to the Mid-West, and I haven't seen much evidence otherwise on my trips back home.