I work in a bookstore and I often sit with a book and coffee in a little nook at the back of the store legs tucked under, reading a new book. It probably sounds boring to many but to me it’s heaven
Interestingly, bookstores are disappearing but the ones that remain tend to be in heavily populated areas....NYC is where a number of old bookstores still stand.
It is sad there aren't as many bookstores as there used to be. The digital age is trampling all over printed formats. I even love the way book stores smell. Printed work cost much more to produce and e-books are pushing their way in. I write and when I publish I have both formats but I don't make as much on printed versions because production is much higher.
@lasergraph it’s a sad fact of modern life. I sometimes buy electronic because some books are not ones I want to keep but many , especially poetry and history, I buy for reading and putting on my bookshelf forever
There is something about the odor of a book store, particularly an old one. It is so sad that they are all closing. I love walking around and looking at old books.
@Charlottefun That is an interesting way to sell, a specialty book store. I don't read much fiction, but when I do, I do enjoy mysteries, historical fiction or medical.
Agreed even with all the new ways of reading there is something about holding a book that has been around for ages that makes the story come to life ,,,, it is to bad the children of the future will not know the joy of this ,,,
@mountainman1234 I’m for progress after all a book was an improvement on the scroll. Books are a wonderful thing to hold, but think of all the trees we’ll save and the landfills we won’t fill
True enough but we could always go back to making books from cloth ,,, it is more expensive maybe but it would be better than all the trees we cut down ,,,