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Support your local bookstore, before they are all gone. Physical copies of books might be tough if space is at a premium, but I love having a bookshelf. I can

Support your local bookstore, before they are all gone. Physical copies of books might be tough if space is at a premium, but I love having a bookshelf. I can quickly look back to specific books or chapters or notes or whatever. Plus it gives my guests something to talk about - they can instantly see what I've read and how they can relate to me or my interests.

magnetowasright 2y ago
Disclaimer: I've never used this service and I don't know if it lives up to its promises. bookstore.org ebook purchases can support your local (participating) bookstores[0] by a revenue sharing arrangement. Their DRM set up looks dodgy, though? It's not clear whether they use Adobe under the hood or how easy it is to get the files to then DeDRM. Maybe paying for the license (and making sure to nominate a bookstore) through there and making or acquiring a DRM-free copy to keep can be the best of both worlds, at least as far as supporting local bookstores goes. If anyone has experience with bookstore.org I'd love to hear about it [0] https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks
- themadturk 2y ago
  Bookshop.org is new to the ebook business, but seems to be very popular among authors. Books display in their own app for now, but they promise Kobo integration soon. I purchased a book there recently, then visited my friend Anna so I could put it on my Kobo.
Spivak 2y ago
Unless you get some tangible value out of your local bookstore such as it being a 3rd space, locating rare books, etc. etc. I wouldn't bother. If physical books ever start going away it will be because publishers stop selling them entirely and neither Amazon nor your local bookstore will be able to save you.
- dewey 2y ago
  Independent publishers are a thing and will probably not go away that easily, just like Vinyl and Cassettes still being sold.
- NickC25 2y ago
  The tangible value is that I support a locally owned business (the money i spend stays in the community), can use it as a third space (as you correctly pointed out) to find like-minded individuals, and above all else, be in a space where everyone isn't glued to their phones.

magnetowasright 2y ago

Disclaimer: I've never used this service and I don't know if it lives up to its promises. bookstore.org ebook purchases can support your local (participating) bookstores[0] by a revenue sharing arrangement. Their DRM set up looks dodgy, though? It's not clear whether they use Adobe under the hood or how easy it is to get the files to then DeDRM. Maybe paying for the license (and making sure to nominate a bookstore) through there and making or acquiring a DRM-free copy to keep can be the best of both worlds, at least as far as supporting local bookstores goes. If anyone has experience with bookstore.org I'd love to hear about it [0] https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks https://bookshop.org/info/ebooks

themadturk 2y ago
Bookshop.org is new to the ebook business, but seems to be very popular among authors. Books display in their own app for now, but they promise Kobo integration soon. I purchased a book there recently, then visited my friend Anna so I could put it on my Kobo.

Spivak 2y ago

Unless you get some tangible value out of your local bookstore such as it being a 3rd space, locating rare books, etc. etc. I wouldn't bother. If physical books ever start going away it will be because publishers stop selling them entirely and neither Amazon nor your local bookstore will be able to save you.

dewey 2y ago
Independent publishers are a thing and will probably not go away that easily, just like Vinyl and Cassettes still being sold.
NickC25 2y ago
The tangible value is that I support a locally owned business (the money i spend stays in the community), can use it as a third space (as you correctly pointed out) to find like-minded individuals, and above all else, be in a space where everyone isn't glued to their phones.