I Am Sad That Bookshops Are Dissapearing
But many are still around.... not enough though
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ArishMell · 70-79, M
Many have been displaced (in the UK) by the Waterstones chain but at least they are proper bookshops. Reading real books, and the range of titles available seems growing, but it's the availability that is the problem.
We cannot rely on supermarkets and the giant US, on-line, general-goods versions to maintain a worthwhile selection or to be able to obtain titles to order, because they are designed for large-volume, narrow-range sales by staff who do not even need understand the products or the customers' wishes. Their ranges are also controlled by remote head-office accountants who bar local managers from selling anything not on the HQ spreadsheets or the least bit individual.
That could, he types hopefully, even lead slowly to some rejuvenation of real shops including those selling books; as the mass-sales ranges and flexibility shrink.
We cannot rely on supermarkets and the giant US, on-line, general-goods versions to maintain a worthwhile selection or to be able to obtain titles to order, because they are designed for large-volume, narrow-range sales by staff who do not even need understand the products or the customers' wishes. Their ranges are also controlled by remote head-office accountants who bar local managers from selling anything not on the HQ spreadsheets or the least bit individual.
That could, he types hopefully, even lead slowly to some rejuvenation of real shops including those selling books; as the mass-sales ranges and flexibility shrink.