THESE DAYS BOOK STORES ARE MORE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ...THAN REAL RETAILING...
FOR ANYTHING REMOTELY OUT OF PRINT...MOST SMART BUYERS GO ON-LINE WHERE PRICES ARE BETTER...AND SELECTION IS GLOBAL...
AS TO NEW IN-PRINT BOOKS? WELL...DITTO...UNLESS TIME AND A CUP OF COFFEE ARE "OF THE ESSENCE"...
IN FACT, SOME PEOPLE...PERHAPS ME...GO TO BOOKSTORES ONLY TO SEE WHICH BOOKS I WANT TO LOOK UP ON LINE...AND BUY CHEAPER...WITHOUT THE STATE SALES TAX ON INTERNET PURCHASES!!
THE DEMISE OF THE BRICKS AND MORTOR BOOK STORE...WILL FOLLOW THE DEMISE OF THE HARD COPY NEWSPAPER...AND IT WILL BE A SAD DAY...
BUT PROGRESS HAPPENS...BUSINESS MODELS CHANGE...
EVEN IF WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR LIFESTYLE IN THE PROCESS... CHEAP AND FAST DRIVES OUT SLOW AND EXPENSIVE EVERY TIME...
NEED PROOF?
WELL WE AREN'T READING HAND COPIED MANUSCRIPTS ANYMORE...
