> I dont need access to every book. I want to know what the best books are. Reading is such a personal thing that the “best books” for you are probably not the

> I dont need access to every book. I want to know what the best books are. Reading is such a personal thing that the “best books” for you are probably not the best books for other people. When tastes are so disparate, when the cultural space has fragmented so greatly, then a shop cannot succeed by stocking just a certain set of books. They need an ability to sell to everyone of whatever taste, and online bookshops have an advantage there that malls don’t.