The main value I get from the physical bookstores I love is the curation aspect. Kepler's Books in Menlo Park is an example of a place doing this well. I suppos

The main value I get from the physical bookstores I love is the curation aspect. Kepler's Books in Menlo Park is an example of a place doing this well. I suppose this could be done digitally as well, but so far Amazon seems more focused on having every product on earth and using "you might be interested in" algorithmic recommendations than hand curating selections with a point of view. I think the low visual density of an online shopping page vs an in-store display is part of the challenge in replicating that experience.