Yep, time to take a stick to the wasp nest, stir things up a bit. But before you guys swarm on me, hear me out.
I do support indie bookstores…so long as they give me reason to. And by "reason," I mean extra goodies: author signings, readings, etc. Provide a service that isn't available at B&N or Amazon, and I'll gladly hand over the extra cash. Make it worth my wild.
And, no, the "experience" isn't worth an extra $15 bucks for each book. What's more, I don't cave to the 'Oh, but the people working at THOSE bookstores love books. They do it for the love of reading, so we should support them.' Uh, no. I know girls who work at B&N who love to read just as much as anyone. So we should ignore them because they're attached to a big corporation?
Like libraries (where I still go weekly), local bookstores are a part of culture, something that every town should have. But hey, every town should have an arcade too, filled with bulky cabinet games like Super Mario Bros. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Then again, arcade owners couldn't exactly ask Luigi or Ms Pac Man to drop by for a visit, now could they...
I do support indie bookstores…so long as they give me reason to. And by "reason," I mean extra goodies: author signings, readings, etc. Provide a service that isn't available at B&N or Amazon, and I'll gladly hand over the extra cash. Make it worth my wild.
And, no, the "experience" isn't worth an extra $15 bucks for each book. What's more, I don't cave to the 'Oh, but the people working at THOSE bookstores love books. They do it for the love of reading, so we should support them.' Uh, no. I know girls who work at B&N who love to read just as much as anyone. So we should ignore them because they're attached to a big corporation?
Like libraries (where I still go weekly), local bookstores are a part of culture, something that every town should have. But hey, every town should have an arcade too, filled with bulky cabinet games like Super Mario Bros. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Then again, arcade owners couldn't exactly ask Luigi or Ms Pac Man to drop by for a visit, now could they...