Subject: What is your favorite bookstore?
Posted by: Hannah500
Date: Jun 05 10
Amazon.com is my favorite bookstore because of its huge variety of books, and the books are delivered right to my house!
Posted by: Hannah500
Date: Jun 05 10
Amazon.com is my favorite bookstore because of its huge variety of books, and the books are delivered right to my house!
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gloriabrazil2
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Shakespeare and company (in Paris) Reply #41. Feb 09 15, 5:06 PM |
tweedle2 
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By far, Waterstones, go in there and cannot come out without a carrier bag full of books. Reply #42. Feb 09 15, 5:27 PM |
Caseena
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I once went to a Barnes and Noble that was built out of a theatre. The store's name was on the marquee, the fountain outside was lit with multi-colored lights, and the interior had a medieval theme. The ceiling had little lights to simulate stars, and the castle props added nice atmosphere. Coolest bookstore I've ever been in. Reply #43. Feb 09 15, 6:31 PM |
Mommakat
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Well I have an incident to relate to all you fans of Amazon and Barnes and Noble. I had a book ordered at Amazon in New York that was not available here in Australia. After a time and no book turning up enquiries brought forth the answer that it had been posted on such and such a date about a month before my query. So it was deemed to have been lost by those terrible miscreants the Postal Pixies. Tut! tut! My loss! Tough luck. Then believe it or not the said book turned up 2 months after the supposed postal date. Where did it come from? Would you believe from Barnes and Noble in Malaysia....So who was telling Porky Pies (English slang for lies)? Reply #44. Feb 09 15, 7:30 PM |
Mixamatosis
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I love browsing a real bookstore because you spot books you would not if you were searching on Amazon e.g ones you weren't looking for but discover by accident. There's a great Waterstones bookshop on Trafalgar square in London with mozaic tiles around the outside and a sheltered outcrop to the building (I'm sure there's an architectural term for this) so you can browse in the windows without getting wet and several floors of books. There's also a nice bookshop in Highgate Village where books for sale have often been signed by the author. There are 2 great children's bookshops near me - one in Muswell Hill, and a second hand children's bookshop in Highgate called "Ripping Yarns". I like exploring second hand bookshops in any town I visit also. Reply #45. Jun 19 15, 4:54 AM |
MiraJane
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Meg, mailing a book from new York to Australia costs a heck of a lot of money, even using the cheapest rate available for books. The cheapest rate is "over land", which I found a very amusing term to use when sending something to Australia from the US. For that $5 rate, the time it took was three months from here to there. And, yes, it went thru Malaysia too. It wasn't ordered from amazon but books I had purchased and sent. Reply #46. Jun 19 15, 7:18 AM |
wyambezi
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There are no longer any bookstores near me, other than a local vintage bookstore. I have to drive to a city or order online. It's unfortunate that chain bookstores are out of business or have closed locations. I no longer have a favorite, but the vintage one is full of character and old books smell. :) Reply #47. Jul 13 15, 10:17 PM |
Anncraig13
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Although I love and miss going to the bookstore, I have been ordering books online for 2 years from a wonderful company. The shipping is free for over $10 and I have rarely paid more than $4.00 for a book. Granted, there's no better thrill than the sights and smells of an actual store, but I still get the books. Go to thriftbooks.com Reply #48. Aug 04 15, 10:55 AM |
| Mixamatosis
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I remember a great bookstore in Paris called "FNAC" which sounds like someone clearing their nose, but it's a great place to explore. Reply #49. Aug 04 15, 2:59 PM |
hekawi
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Bart's Books in Ojai, California. Reply #50. Apr 02 17, 3:59 PM |
13LuckyLady
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Tattered Cover is my favorite. I could spend days in there! Reply #51. Apr 02 17, 4:52 PM |
lesn
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Memoirs of a Geisha Reply #52. Dec 19 18, 6:11 AM |
Blackdresss
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Gotta be 'The Tattered Cover' in Denver, Colorado. I think I could live in there (and probably never get caught.) I like 'The Stone Lion Bookstore' in Fort Collins, Colorado, too. But all of Old Town is completely adorable. Reply #53. Dec 23 18, 10:00 PM |
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