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Looks like a great way to buy a bestseller from Amazon without having to wait for shipping. But it's not going to appeal much to the kind of people who are wil
by pklausler 11y ago
Looks like a great way to buy a bestseller from Amazon without having to wait for shipping. But it's not going to appeal much to the kind of people who are willing to spend hours wandering the aisles of a real bookstore. One of the things that makes me a very happy Portlander is that Powell's City of Books (http://powells.com http://powells.com) is always crowded with blissed-out bibliophiles perusing the million-plus new+used volumes.
But I could be all wrong. I don't understand the business of books at all, because I would think that a store like Powell's would flourish in other literate locations (e.g., Minneapolis / St Paul), and yet it remains sadly unique in the U.S.
- Qworg 11y agoThere are other places like Powell's: Haslam's in St. Petersburg, FL - http://www.haslams.com/ http://www.haslams.com/ and others. Edit: Thanks for the location correction - I lived there for five years and should know better. ;)
- pklausler 11y agoThanks so much for the tip. Are new and used volumes shelved together at Haslam's?
- CapitalistCartr 11y agoNo, they are in different sections.
- CapitalistCartr 11y agoHaslam's is wonderful; I grew up going there. But its across the Bay in St. Petersburg.
- malnourish 11y agoIn Minneapolis there's Magers and Quinn
- pklausler 11y agoI love M&Q but it's mostly used books and really small.