On Jul 23, 7:58*am, notbob > wrote:
> On 2011-07-23, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
> > Some blame also goes to downloadable e-books. *B & N got on the bandwagon
> > earlier than Borders. * IIRC, Barnes & Noble closed some of their brick &
> > mortar stores a couple of years ago.
>
> Book stores have always been in flux. *Used to be chain discount book
> stores in all the malls. *Remember Crown and Walden's? *They all went
> under with the advent of the big box book stores like B&N and Borders,
> which almost never discount books. *I remember when the Borders
> opened near me. *I lived there. *First time I went was Sunday
> afternoon and they had a jazz trio playing. *Within 2 yrs, they'd
> remodeled, losing a third of total floorspace.
>
> I never understood that business model. *How did full retail stores
> replace discount stores. *Never a lack of business I could see.
> Always lines at the checkout and new titles by the gross. *I kept being
> amazed at how many books were being published on every subject
> imaginable. *
>
> I don't really think ebooks are replacing print books. *Readers are
> expensive and you never own an ebook. *Despite the fact there is no
> overhead for printing, shipping, etc, the prices are still absurdly
> high. *Can't sell it, trade it, give it to a friend. *Don't have to
> plug in a print book to recharge. *If I fall asleep while reading and
> drop a print book and then roll over on it, the worst that can happen
> is a few crumpled pages. *What would happen to that expensive ereader?
> Trees are a renewable resource. *Ereaders are a toxic industry.
> Really bad trade off, IMO.
>
> Jes some thoughts.....
>
> nb *

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E-books are great. I have a free reader on my computer. I get mostly
FREE e-books from the Internet and can read them and bookmark as I go
along. One can easily convert books or files in pdf format to read on
the "reader" as well. All I need is a comfortable chair and time to
spend.
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