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RE: Bookstores - Valarya - Feb-20-2012
(Feb-20-2012, 05:36 PM (UTC))Narya Wrote: These are beautiful, but I must say that what I find most beautiful is a well-stocked used bookstore.
Oh I couldn't agree more!!
We have one of the best used bookstores in a little village-type area close to downtown. It's called Bookman/Bookwoman. The owner is a HUGE fan of fantasy/sci-fi so there's an entire extra room dedicated just to those genres. The shelves are over-flowing and it's... well, it's just majestic. Lol
RE: Bookstores - fool-ish - Feb-20-2012
I ventured into a wonderful used book store last time I visited Whitby. A relatively small space cram-packed with books right up to the ceiling. Heavenly!
RE: Bookstores - o0Ampy0o - Mar-08-2013
I think the title could have been chosen better. I liked a few, #1 was my favorite. A few are beautiful but most are just different approaches with some coming close to school libraries (yawn). As long as they are well-organized I tend to ignore aesthetics in a bookstore and focus on the trees of that forest.
I used to love routinely browsing through bookstores but it lost its appeal after doing it so much when I was drifting around for a couple of years after some dramatic life changes.
Now I am 95% pragmatic about finding new material.....with the other 5% I'll casually stumble onto something during a conversation. Usually I use online tools or directly approach people who I think might have something interesting to share.
RE: Bookstores - 'thul - Mar-09-2013
what they have available and how easy it is to find is most important indeed. But a nice layout doesn't hurt.