There are some situations where I wouldn't mind it. My school library, for instance, is a nice gathering place, with really comfortable chairs and couches, and everything is very inviting to sit down and read. They have a basic coffee shop set up in there. People enjoy it, because it is a good place to meet up with others, and relax. Having something like that, where you can get away from the hassles that are awaiting you at home. There are reasons why coffee shops are popular. Now, if you could incorporate ebooks into that, by having an internal site offering sales, accessable via wifi. People connect to the wifi network, and first page they load is the for the ebooks.
There are ways that some physical location could be kept, but it would probably not be like book stores are now.
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