> The best bookshops do not necessarily sell used books (with reference to the «ageing population»). Fair point. There are some cool new bookstores. I had used

> The best bookshops do not necessarily sell used books (with reference to the «ageing population»). Fair point. There are some cool new bookstores. I had used book shops in mind because to me they really offer something that the internet (or, god forbid, 'the metaverse') will never really touch. Tactile, olfactory, and completely at the mercy of contingency. Maybe some philosophy professor decided to unload some of his collection. A local writer dropped off some poetry volumes where the margins are filled with their own notes. Stuff like that. You can get lots of cool stuff on Abe books but it's not the same as combing the shelves. > spill some beans my lips are sealed