tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post7611403802681525967..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Bookstores: Not What They Used to BeSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46655289143826257312016-03-25T11:36:12.172-05:002016-03-25T11:36:12.172-05:00I hardly ever shop at bookstores anymore unless th...I hardly ever shop at bookstores anymore unless they are secondhand or an independent. B&N has become such a disappointment I never find what I am looking for when I go there. I do order from them online but their stores pretty much stink these days. Makes me really sad because my husband and I used to date nights there and spend hours browsing and finding all kinds of goodies. No longer :(Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-2229986774582650612016-03-22T17:09:49.891-05:002016-03-22T17:09:49.891-05:00I guess, in your case, that's both the good ne...I guess, in your case, that's both the good news and the bad news, Jeane. On the one hand, you must have an extensive home library now from which to pick favorites, but on the other hand, book browsing is never going to be as exciting for you as it used to be. Sort of a Catch-22, I guess.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-61131086168970802492016-03-22T09:08:08.949-05:002016-03-22T09:08:08.949-05:00I had a similar experience just this weekend. I wa...I had a similar experience just this weekend. I was in a town I don't usually visit, with opportunity to visit a used bookstore. I spent over and hour in there and kept recognizing titles of books I love- and already own. It was nice to see a lot of great classics and fiction on the shelves, but I already have most of them, and the sections I would like to browse through more- nature writing Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-71030802967420624242016-03-21T13:34:14.225-05:002016-03-21T13:34:14.225-05:00Hi, Rita. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog...Hi, Rita. Thanks so much for stopping by the blog.<br /><br />Those of us who remember what the chain bookstores used to be, and how they could be found all over the place when there were more chains, feel the downslide particularly hard, I think. B&N complains that people use their stores as showrooms to find new books they can order on Amazon...what they don't seem to get is that theySam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-16502889588031962352016-03-21T09:34:21.974-05:002016-03-21T09:34:21.974-05:00Wow, great post. I was just at a bricks and mortar...Wow, great post. I was just at a bricks and mortar B & N a few days ago, killing time for 3 hours waiting for someone. I walked out with a green tea and one non-fiction reference book. <br /><br />I own a Kindle and use it for the reasons you said, used to have a Nook... but our basic Nook & Nook Color (back in the beginning of e-readers when they were really expensive) both died Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com