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There's a wonderful used and rare bookstore around the corner from my house (and it doesn't hurt that we're both less than a mile from a large university). The
by spc476 15y ago
There's a wonderful used and rare bookstore around the corner from my house (and it doesn't hurt that we're both less than a mile from a large university). The store has been around for at least twenty years and given the size of the store, and selection, I don't see it going anywhere any time soon.
Well, that is, as long as the owners live.
It's not uncommon to see books from the 1800s line the shelves. It's a place where one could spend hours perusing the stacks for long lost gems.
And they also sell books via Amazon. I think they've figured out their business model.
- Tichy 15y agoI suspect a lot of such bookstores are just pet projects of people who can afford them (they got other money sources).
- spc476 15y agoThe owners of the bookstore I mentioned also own/run another bookstore about a mile away that focuses on college textbooks (it's how they started---used text books along with other used/rare books).
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoWhen I go into Half Priced Books (a brick and mortar store) it's usually packed with people. That doesn't mean they're doing well; I wonder if they are? I can see used books store surviving. You can't buy used ebooks.
- Tichy 15y agoYou can't buy used Kindle books. Other models might emerge. Also, ebooks can be torrented.