This is why Amazon can’t supplant bookstores because they, and publishers, act as curators for the deluge of creative works out there. (Not saying they are alwa

This is why Amazon can’t supplant bookstores because they, and publishers, act as curators for the deluge of creative works out there. (Not saying they are always right in their choices and certainly good stuff gets written that is never submitted to a publisher, but I would rather browse the shelves of my local bookstore—especially an independent one run by someone who cares very much about literature (as booksellers do as they’re otherwise not in that difficult business), than scroll through Amazon.