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Originally Posted by Lalaith
I frequently use abebooks, and I like to telephone the bookshops that come up with the volumes I want to make my purchase, rather than just order them impersonally through the net.
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Now, that is a wonderful idea, Lalaith!
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Originally Posted by Lalwendė
They don't seem to encourage that sort of thing in the big chain bookshops, which is one of the reasons I don't find browsing in them all that pleasurable.
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Ah, things are different in the US! The truly big chains have very comfortable chairs and coffee shop so you can read to your heart's delight. You don't even have to leave for lunch. My daughter even read half of one of the Lemony Snickett books aloud to me at Borders one snowy afternoon. It is a lovely memory. But I think it is a good choice. I know that I have yet to leave a Border's without making a purchase, even if it is small one.
The only thing that might be an improvement would be to have a used book section, treasure trove filled with books you wouldn't normally see in stores with only new ones, (and perhaps the addition of a few cats).
Sorry Mithalwen, I did not see your post. Good to see that not all big stores are bad there as well!