For me, the chain bookstores are just a place to get a book when I don't want to wait for shipping. The only other store I visit is a local independent, which o

For me, the chain bookstores are just a place to get a book when I don't want to wait for shipping. The only other store I visit is a local independent, which only stocks titles that the staff recommends. They're a great place to go if I want to read something recommended by people with taste. I don't go there very often, though. There are so many good books available, what I lack is time to read them all, not good recommendations. I'm not sure how either gets by if ebooks really take off. The Internet is ultimately a better solution for recommending books and delivering them. They could turn themselves into coffee shops, as the article suggests, but at that point why wouldn't I just go to a good coffee shop?