(sheesh, starting to sound like my grandparents...) Lord knows I've done my share of online shopping, especially for hard-to-find things, as Olympia mentioned. But there's simply nothing that can replace the pleasure of dropping into a bookstore or music store and coming out with unexpected finds that just popped up while you were looking for something else.
On my last trip I bought some weird Prince record from the 80's that I never heard again after leaving the store. I wonder how long it stayed circulating the subway? I left it on the train back to Times Square 
) but liked it so much that I clicked on several more and found this: Re: jealousy, just remember that you can skate, my friend -- something I only do in my dreams! Have tried, but my ankles can't seem to cope. Maybe in my next life... I read in my local English newspaper a few years back about Murder Ink closing the door after all these years.
My father got a signed copy of one of the books of the same name. The author was the original owner of the store. Don't remember his/her name though.
I read in my local English newspaper a few years back about Murder Ink closing the door after all these years.
) http://inreferencetomurder.typepad.com/my_weblog/My father took me to the store once while we went to visit my sister whom at the time did the MBA in the States. He bragged about the book to the store clerk that was why I remember.The writer's name was Dilys Winn. How cool that your dad got a copy w/ her autograph! (Google is great; it makes me look so much smarter than I really am.
He was a the biggest geek I've known.My father took me to the store once while we went to visit my sister whom at the time did the MBA in the States. He bragged about the book to the store clerk that was why I remember.
I was 12 at the time and wasn't that much appreciated as much as I should.
I also love the library. It's good to know there are still bookstore enthusiasts out there.
http://www.neilsonhayslibrary.com/
I work in a University bookstore so bookstores are always "on my mind" you could say! Yes, it is becoming more and more challenging to compete with the online stores. We are always reinventing our store to keep it going. The students have lots of options available to them. I still love to drop in to my local bookstore and browse at all the books. I also love the library. It's good to know there are still bookstore enthusiasts out there.
The libraries here seem to still be in good stead (touch wood!), at least the one's in my area... And I do feel I'm doing my part, as I've got 54 books at home at the moment...
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