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I disagree. Bookstores have people who curate the displays, which helps with discovery. If you go to a reputable bookstore (not a big box like Barnes and Noble)
by greenie_beans 6y ago
I disagree. Bookstores have people who curate the displays, which helps with discovery. If you go to a reputable bookstore (not a big box like Barnes and Noble), then you’ll probably discover something great. And regarding the “cover doesn’t tell you everything” point...that’s a valid concern, though you can always ask the booksellers about a book and a lot of times they’ll know about it better than a google search or blog.
- mindcrime 6y agoBookstores have people who curate the displays, which helps with discovery. If you go to a reputable bookstore (not a big box like Barnes and Noble), Curious why you're excluding Barnes & Noble? In my experience, the B&N store by me is largely staffed by people who are readers and writers themselves; and they do curate displays and write recommendations, offer verbal recommendations, etc. Maybe other stores are different, but given the B&N near me, I find it to be equal to any of the local independent bookstores in that regard. And with the bonus of a much larger (though sadly shrinking) inventory, and an attached cafe.
- greenie_beans 6y agoi'm admittedly a bookstore snob
- dredmorbius 6y agoEven the chains can have quite excellent staff, though YMMV considerably.