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kip_w ([personal profile] kip_w) wrote2011-03-18 10:13 am
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why not Pet Rocks?

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I see they're closing another 200 28 Borders stores. The two around here were unscathed last time. I haven't looked at the PDF yet. I remember when Borders was the best book store chain in town.

I got one of their promo emails the other day, and they announced, as an inducement for us to come in and save their bottom line, free Silly Bandz for the kidz!

I swear, I halfway felt like crying. This is what they came up with? They used to be, well, good.

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[identity profile] shelleybear.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Now, the question is, will we see a resurgence in small independent bookstores.
I hope so.

[identity profile] rtred.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
No, new books will likely now be the realm of the ebook. People w/out ereaders will find it increasingly difficult to find physical copies of new books. On the plus side, ereaders will become cheap, ubiquitous, and reliable.

[identity profile] le-trombone.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Depends on the book format. I expect the mass market paperback is doomed. Hardcovers and specialty formats like slipcase editions will still hang in there.

The question is whether that format can sustain a store. Sadly, I think we're going to see a lot more brick-and-mortar book stores not survive that transition.

[identity profile] rtred.livejournal.com 2011-03-18 11:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Exactly... I was making a quick generalization. Books as physical objects will always be with us. And back issue dealers/used book stores will likely do fine as well, as older OOP books are not clamoring to be digitized.

[identity profile] shelleybear.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
I'm very glad I have 10,000 books in my library.
I don't like e readers.

[identity profile] kip-w.livejournal.com 2011-03-19 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
I have a few books in my library too, but when I go on vacation, it's tough to pack enough of them. The 354 titles on my e-reader (primitive model; it's pretty near to its total capacity now) are enough to satisfy my needs for such things.

I also have my LJ books on there, with everything I've written in my journal, and all the short stories I wrote for my writing group, and all the chapters of Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality which have so far been put online.

Not burning my books, but I'm not lugging them around, either.
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