by Ariel Kusby
When the Kindle was released eight years ago, news outlets prophesized that by 2016, eBook sales would overtake print, and bookstores would become obsolete. Online book sales had increased dramatically, and because of the recent release of eBook reading devices, publishing companies assumed that the Internet would soon eradicate physical spaces where book buyers go to find new reading material. In 2016, eBooks are indeed popular, but many people still patronize physical bookstores.
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We lost a number of bookstores in my town, but we still have Bookshop Santa Cruz! A local institution
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Good 👍😃
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It’s therapeutic! 🙂
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YEP 😀
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Yes, we are going to bookstores. Thank goodness. It’s all about the senses; people want to see the covers, feel and turn the pages as they read.
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Indeed 😀
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