I buy books at the local independent. I buy books at the local Borders. I buy books on Amazon. I even buy books at the $1 donation shelf in a local coffee-house. (Why don't more coffeehouses have more of those?) I buy way too many books.
What I get at bookshops is instant gratification. If I'm going to wait, it might as well come to my door, rather than needing another trip to the store. Also, on Amazon I can buy secondhand, from a whole bunch of little stores, and I can buy titles I literally cannot find elsewhere. And I can shop at 2 a.m. (which I sometimes do).
I would hate bookshops to close. But I have to admit Amazon really does offer a Better Mousetrap. And I'm afraid I'm one of the mice.
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What I get at bookshops is instant gratification. If I'm going to wait, it might as well come to my door, rather than needing another trip to the store. Also, on Amazon I can buy secondhand, from a whole bunch of little stores, and I can buy titles I literally cannot find elsewhere. And I can shop at 2 a.m. (which I sometimes do).
I would hate bookshops to close. But I have to admit Amazon really does offer a Better Mousetrap. And I'm afraid I'm one of the mice.