I want my bookstore baaaaack
May. 5th, 2011 06:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tanithryudoBoth the major bookstores in my city have closed. Borders, I expected, since didn't it go bankrupt or get bought out? Barnes & Noble closing surprised me though. Of course, now the closest bookstore to where I live is now in Dublin. Or Palo Alto, if I'm willing to pay the bridge toll.
Yes, yes, I know Amazon and e-books is the new wave and whatever, but the unfortunate fact that only accounts for a tiny portion of stuff that a bookstore offers. Especially since the main reasons I up and go to bookstores are:
- Manga. *Not* going to ebooks anytime soon.
- Reading new release novels to see if I like them before buying. Pretty much all of my books I've already read at least once before finally deciding on buying. How else would you know if it's a waste of money? Unfortunately, you can't preview a whole book with e-readers.
- Cafes & air conditioning... especially with the California summer creeping up.
I wonder if bookstores are having just as bad a time in college towns. I do recall the B&N in Cal closed pretty soon after I left. It would be a very sad thing for bookstores to go the way of the buggy. T_T
Yes, yes, I know Amazon and e-books is the new wave and whatever, but the unfortunate fact that only accounts for a tiny portion of stuff that a bookstore offers. Especially since the main reasons I up and go to bookstores are:
- Manga. *Not* going to ebooks anytime soon.
- Reading new release novels to see if I like them before buying. Pretty much all of my books I've already read at least once before finally deciding on buying. How else would you know if it's a waste of money? Unfortunately, you can't preview a whole book with e-readers.
- Cafes & air conditioning... especially with the California summer creeping up.
I wonder if bookstores are having just as bad a time in college towns. I do recall the B&N in Cal closed pretty soon after I left. It would be a very sad thing for bookstores to go the way of the buggy. T_T
