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Ah, I see what you meant. There's still the Strand, but perhaps thats the kind of thing that can only exist in nyc. While I buy math books in paper, for ficti
by x0x0 12y ago
Ah, I see what you meant. There's still the Strand, but perhaps thats the kind of thing that can only exist in nyc.
While I buy math books in paper, for fiction I only buy ebooks. The backlight for reading in a shared bed without a lamp on is a killer feature for me and probably many others.
- cfallin 12y agoThe Strand in NYC, Powell's in Portland, and a number of more local ones at a smaller scale. New/used bookstores definitely aren't dead, they just survive in areas with more bookish populations (the entire city of Portland would riot for days if Powell's ever threatened to close). I like the "treat it as a cultural institution and charge admission" solution, if that's what it takes to avoid closing. A few dollars would totally be worth it for an hour-long leisurely browse.