How long since you have been in a book store - version 2 - Page 2

Mostly Math · 03-21-2012, 05:31 PM

My closest Starbucks is in the bookstore across the street, so I'm there a few times a day

wannabee · 03-22-2012, 01:17 AM

I like to look so I look a lot

idraw22 · 03-22-2012, 05:08 AM

I was in one a few weeks ago. I sometimes go there to play with the new ereaders or find a book I can't get in ebook format. Mostly looks like I library than a bookstore...

carpetmojo · 03-22-2012, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

I'm suddenly getting a "I tried it, but I didn't inhale" sorta vibe.

"Sure, I was in the bookstore... but not for books. Heavens no! I just go there to pick up calendars every now and then."

And you have 17 witnesses to prove you weren't there anyway even if you were......

and..

QUOTE=Laine :- "I must confess to using my phone to take shots of interesting books and then trying to find ecopies at home. "

Are you concerned in any way about your forthcoming prosecution for copyright infringement ?
( Probably by the Chinese government........ )

carpetmojo · 03-22-2012, 06:17 AM

And what happened the " I'd rather eat worms than fill in this poll" option, if you please ? Too controversial ?

tubemonkey · 03-22-2012, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carpetmojo

And what happened the " I'd rather eat worms than fill in this poll" option, if you please ? Too controversial ?

mmm... yummy

Bricorn · 03-23-2012, 06:49 PM

Browsed one at an Airport, made notes, then downloaded the ebooks.

no.guru · 03-23-2012, 07:02 PM

Christmas, maybe. I'm going to the library less and less, too. In fact, I could last a few years with what I have on my reader now.

Pinecone · 03-24-2012, 05:03 AM

Poll did not ask when was the last time you bought pbook.

I stop by the B&N in the train station several times per week, just to see if anything catches my eye. I then note it and look for it online in ebook form.

paulsalter · 03-24-2012, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pinecone

Poll did not ask when was the last time you bought pbook.

I was looking in Waterstones and WH Smith about an hour ago, bought a pbook book

Fozzybear · 03-24-2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idraw22

I was in one a few weeks ago. I sometimes go there to play with the new ereaders or find a book I can't get in ebook format. Mostly looks like I library than a bookstore...

I remember both the Waterstones stores here used to have Sony e-readers advertised heavily and on display but the large store shut and I can't remember the last time I saw one or any mention of them in the remaining shop... I assume they stopped selling them due to lack of demand. WH Smith next door have a pretty prominent (albeit small) display of Kobo readers, thought the demo unit ran out of battery power quite a while ago!

grumbles · 03-24-2012, 06:31 PM

I visit several used bookstores on an at least weekly basis.

When looking for a book I first check to see if it is available as an ebook. iF it's available and it isn't and agency book and it under $10, I will buy it. If not I look for it at the library. If it isn't available there I look for it used. I will not buy any paper book new. Not at the current publishers' over inflated prices. i.e Rex Stout's Death of Dude carries a cover price of $22.

Then there are all those paperbacks from the 50's, 60's & 70's, long out of print and probably orphaned either by chance or design. There's a lot of very good reading there especially in contrast to all the fantasy treif that being dumped on the market these days.

I wander into Indigo from time to time to look at what is remaindered but to buy, I just go across the street to BMV. In Toronto, Elliot's Books, downtown is three floors of a reader's paradise.

CommonReader · 03-24-2012, 06:57 PM

Today, bought a street map of Brussels. Was in a different bookshop yesterday and spontaneously bought a nice edition of Roald Dahl stories for the kids. As I have more than half a dozen good bookstores within walking distance of my home and my office I tend to step into a bookshop about six times a week.

sakura-panda · 03-27-2012, 02:10 PM

I finally remembered that I was in one last fall -- so I voted four to six months.

Casey57 · 03-30-2012, 12:59 PM

I used to visit Borders all the time.

Since I began to order from Amazon and also since I received my Kindle3 (October 2010), it is a rare event for me now to visit a bookstore. If I am in the area of one, I will drop in if I have the time, but I can’t remember when that last occurred. Borders was the closest bookstore and before that, I used to haunt Waldenbooks.

I do like to check out independent bookstores when I see one in my travels, but I do not run across many in my everyday routine.

View Poll Results: How long has it been since you have been in a book store
I am standing there now to on month ago	53	38.97%
One month to two months	15	11.03%
Two months to three months	10	7.35%
Four months to six months	14	10.29%
Six month to a year	15	11.03%
one year to two years	17	12.50%
two to four years	10	7.35%
four to seven year	2	1.47%
seven to eleven years	0	0%
eleven years and above including those who have never been in one	0	0%
Voters: 136. You may not vote on this poll

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03-21-2012, 05:31 PM	#16
Mostly Math Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1154013 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo (loaned out), KoboTouch (given away), KoboVox, KoboGlo, AuraHD	My closest Starbucks is in the bookstore across the street, so I'm there a few times a day

03-22-2012, 01:17 AM	#17
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	I like to look so I look a lot

03-22-2012, 05:08 AM	#18
idraw22 Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 1094380 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: arkansas Device: Jetbook Lite, Kindle 3, jetbook mini, sony clie, sony prs-T1	I was in one a few weeks ago. I sometimes go there to play with the new ereaders or find a book I can't get in ebook format. Mostly looks like I library than a bookstore...

03-22-2012, 06:17 AM	#20
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	And what happened the " I'd rather eat worms than fill in this poll" option, if you please ? Too controversial ?

03-23-2012, 06:49 PM	#22
Bricorn Addict Posts: 289 Karma: 7788748 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fun Town, Thailand Device: Kindle DXG	Browsed one at an Airport, made notes, then downloaded the ebooks.

03-23-2012, 07:02 PM	#23
no.guru Crazy like a Posts: 229 Karma: 2368978 Join Date: May 2009 Device: Sony PRS-T1, Sony PRS-350	Christmas, maybe. I'm going to the library less and less, too. In fact, I could last a few years with what I have on my reader now.

03-24-2012, 05:03 AM	#24
Pinecone Guru Posts: 902 Karma: 1660722 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Device: PRS-650, PRS-600, PRS-350	Poll did not ask when was the last time you bought pbook. I stop by the B&N in the train station several times per week, just to see if anything catches my eye. I then note it and look for it online in ebook form.

03-24-2012, 06:31 PM	#27
grumbles Addict Posts: 238 Karma: 1500000 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Pandigital Novel (Black), T-2 and 3, Nexus 7	I visit several used bookstores on an at least weekly basis. When looking for a book I first check to see if it is available as an ebook. iF it's available and it isn't and agency book and it under $10, I will buy it. If not I look for it at the library. If it isn't available there I look for it used. I will not buy any paper book new. Not at the current publishers' over inflated prices. i.e Rex Stout's Death of Dude carries a cover price of $22. Then there are all those paperbacks from the 50's, 60's & 70's, long out of print and probably orphaned either by chance or design. There's a lot of very good reading there especially in contrast to all the fantasy treif that being dumped on the market these days. I wander into Indigo from time to time to look at what is remaindered but to buy, I just go across the street to BMV. In Toronto, Elliot's Books, downtown is three floors of a reader's paradise.

03-24-2012, 06:57 PM	#28
CommonReader Fanatic Posts: 528 Karma: 2530000 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Sony PRS-T3, PRS-650, Vaio Tap 11, iPad Mini	Today, bought a street map of Brussels. Was in a different bookshop yesterday and spontaneously bought a nice edition of Roald Dahl stories for the kids. As I have more than half a dozen good bookstores within walking distance of my home and my office I tend to step into a bookshop about six times a week.

03-27-2012, 02:10 PM	#29
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 939 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I finally remembered that I was in one last fall -- so I voted four to six months.

03-30-2012, 12:59 PM	#30
Casey57 Connoisseur Posts: 65 Karma: 1000454 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Philly suburbs Device: Kindle 3/Kindle Fire/Kindle Touch/iPhone/iPod/iPad	I used to visit Borders all the time. Since I began to order from Amazon and also since I received my Kindle3 (October 2010), it is a rare event for me now to visit a bookstore. If I am in the area of one, I will drop in if I have the time, but I can’t remember when that last occurred. Borders was the closest bookstore and before that, I used to haunt Waldenbooks. I do like to check out independent bookstores when I see one in my travels, but I do not run across many in my everyday routine.