Get In the Car, Loser

August 12th
12:54 PM EST

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"And then, there are the rules of the store. First, you can only get in when it is open. Second, no cell phones. This is a book store and not a phone booth. Third, there are words and phrases that you can’t use in my store: like, oh my God, neat, sweet, have a good one, that’s a good question, totally, whatever, perfect, Kindle or Amazon. These words give me brain damage. I’m serious. When people use them in here, I tell them to get a thesaurus and stop being so mentally lame."

— Jim Toole- People’s District “Jim Toole is the owner of Capitol Hill Books” (via Yeah Write!)

August 1st
6:21 PM EST

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Amazon, eBooks, and the demise of Borders and bookshop culture

Because I like bookstores – large and small. I like browsing. I like wandering the aisles and touching the books. Picking them up and feeling their weight. I like to pick an edition based on the way the pages feel in my hand. For me, buying a book is a tactile experience.

I like to browse books by subject – to get lost in the non-fiction section discovering biographies on obscure yet fascinating subjects. I like to be able to compare a book to its fellows. Rarely do I go into a book store with a specific purchase in mind. Through looking (and touching) I find the book that’s right for me at the moment – a book that fits my mood, my budget, my plans for the rest of the day.

Precisely.

(via blogfrombookstores)