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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

Are there any local bookstores near you still? I’m an American and we still have a few Barnes & Noble around, but there’s also at least one independent local bookstore that has a decent selection of new titles and can order most other titles currently available from publishers. They regularly have events with authors on tour, so that could be a way to find a store near you.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I appreciate local bookstores and brick and mortar B&N...BUT prices.

Unfortunately online is much cheaper than in store.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Sure, there's a price differential, but I think of it as a "cover charge" for going and hanging out in their bookstore.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If the difference were only a nominal % I might agree with you.

When I bought the Complete Calvin and Hobbes the price at the local bookstore was about twice the online prices.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Ouch, twice the price is rough, fair enough.

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