Smaller independent stores are fun when I want to find something different--when I don't even know what I am looking for. I enjoy supporting local businesses and the unique features they offer. Used book stores are similar, although the prices are generally lower. I also enjoy imagining the previous lives the books have lived before they found a home on my shelves.
I had a wonderful bookstore experience today in Austin at BookPeople. I've been there once before, and can tell I will be there often when I move here. It has the size, selection, and open space of a large store, but the charm and individuality of an independent store.
What do you love about bookstores? What types do you prefer? I didn't even mention Amazon, or other online book-buying options, which do represent a large chunk of my book purchases. Where do you get most of your reading material?
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There's a great independent bookstore/coffee shop in Baltimore called "Red Emma's." It's the kind of place where you could start a revolution. The aisles of books are labeled with such topics as "Social Theory," "Gay, Lesbian & Transgender," "Race Relations," and other tantalizing and often taboo subjects.
This place sounds similar to Joseph Beth, which means it must be lovely and near perfect.
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