tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post3881271879844411050..comments2014-08-02T06:27:55.425+01:00Comments on This is Great Britain: 29/3/12- Thoughtful Thursdays. The cost of wordsAmanda Yhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14708871577739353169noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post-58398230194829530752012-04-12T20:14:42.061+01:002012-04-12T20:14:42.061+01:00I finally get around to replying to this VERY impo...I finally get around to replying to this VERY important post! I love that you are talking about books and bookshops!<br />On holiday I recently spent a lot of time in many independent and adorably quaint bookshops. There is NOTHING better for me esp. travelling, then at least an hour browsing in non-chain bookstores and talking with the owners. One shop was so adorable with her own reviews written above books she had read. Another had the employees wall with all their picks ( not just Heather's Picks! ) such a delight! I ended up spending money. I bought 4 new books ( 2 hardcovers!) and they were not Amazon prices and they were not cheap. But it felt SO GOOD. It gives me such pleasure to wander, touch ( feeling books is necessary!) and soak in the atmoshpere of an independent bookshop. At uni it was always the used bookshops because I could never afford the 'new' books. But now I love both. And I spend at both because I finally can. I figure it is like a little guilty pleasure to have my big stack on my bedside table. Now that said, like Amanda and Teira, I absolutely love finding an Amazon order alongside my front step when I come home from work..and I love ordering from Amazon and I love the prices! It means I can buy more. Every month I put an Amazon order in and holler to the boys ' last chance for the Amazon order' and it is routine in our house. While on holiday I was looking for a special book on archiecture for J and it was locally written. I could NOT get it at the 4 bookshops I went to on one island. Of course, the most pleasant shop owner begged me not to get it from Amazon but stay with my local bookshop and order it when I get home. Well, sadly there is NO local bookshop in my town and I went on Amazon that night and ordered it. It was 17$ CHEAPER than at the 4 bookshops I had gone to ( they were all sold out but the price at each was the same ). Can you believe that difference? So there are times when, like Chuck feels, you just have to forgo the beautfiul shops and go online..not only to get what you are seeking, but for the prices too.wendy loves booksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post-88816494846997581732012-04-03T07:58:45.435+01:002012-04-03T07:58:45.435+01:00It's so hard, isn't it? I always feel guil...It's so hard, isn't it? I always feel guilty when I buy on Amazon but I'm so broke... I promise myself that when I have money I'll buy from beautiful bookshops.Chuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12472498700515005034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post-5266159097513338912012-04-02T08:42:01.511+01:002012-04-02T08:42:01.511+01:00Thanks for your fab comments ladies.
I also am an...Thanks for your fab comments ladies. <br />I also am an Amazon girl, and get a buzz when I receive that package (Teira, I know you do too!). Talli, very cool to hear your perspective on it all...:)Amanda Yhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14708871577739353169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post-88867319504450396532012-03-30T12:47:58.445+01:002012-03-30T12:47:58.445+01:00As an author, I can say that Amazon has helped me ...As an author, I can say that Amazon has helped me make a living -- not something that all authors can say. Their extensive reach with Kindle as well as cheaper paperback prices means anyone, anywhere can buy my books. An avid reader myself, I now read 99% of my books on Kindle and I have bought way more in the past year than ever before, thanks to the cheap price and convenience. Far from killing books and authors, I feel that Amazon has helped many. <br /><br />I feel for independent bookshops, but as the world changes, there will inevitable be casualties...Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3550442581033925254.post-56967877659105510802012-03-29T16:06:11.706+01:002012-03-29T16:06:11.706+01:00I've quickly turned into an Amazon girl. I gue...I've quickly turned into an Amazon girl. I guess this mostly happened when I was overseas and that's how I got English books to read. Before that I would spend time in Chapters - which I'm sure isn't any better for killing the independent bookstore. <br /><br />My love for Amazon is based in the ease of purchase, the selection (they have everything!), and the price. I think the price really gets me. I'm much more willing to wait for a $9 book to ship to me than go and buy it for $15 or even more. <br /><br />I find independent bookstores somewhat exhausting because the prices are much higher and the selection is very limited. Maybe if I had some cash to throw around I'd be more willing to support the small business.TeiraMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348575759666146375noreply@blogger.com