> I don't expect a wave of [Amazon bookstores] popping up across the country, mostly because of how other large bookstore chains have shuttered in recent years. At the same time, now I can at least imagine a world in which they might work
> If there's a case for an Amazon bookstore, it's really the case for any other store in the mall: It will always (or at least the foreseeable future) be faster to buy something in person than it will be on the internet.
i shop at independent bookstores whenever possible, and it's not because it's 'faster'.
this essay sidesteps several elephants in the room...
> If there's a case for an Amazon bookstore, it's really the case for any other store in the mall: It will always (or at least the foreseeable future) be faster to buy something in person than it will be on the internet.
i shop at independent bookstores whenever possible, and it's not because it's 'faster'.
this essay sidesteps several elephants in the room...