Kindle

[pmahnn]

Is there any e-reader better than it?

$189 right now.

[slim]

dude.

wrong forum.

[pmahnn]

dude.

wrong forum.

Forgot it was macs only. Thanks.

[gluon]

not so subtle attempt at starting a war over Kindle vs iPad?

[bazo qop]

Who needs consumer electronics when you can have these?




(My old place of employment, by the way..)

[bazo qop]

used book shops are great. i love sitting on the floor flipping through books as much as any other nerd.

but the selection is limited. the employees pretentious. the hours might be inconvenient.

the personal assistance you might get from a well-read used book shop employee isn't anything you can't get from online reviews at amazon or any number of sites.

it's a dying business model. i'll miss it. but i am already beginning to embrace digital media.

ctrl-f is a beautiful thing, niggas.

This all depends on where you live...

Unfortunately, where the used bookshops are the best (big university towns..ie: Berkley, Ann Arbor, Portland, Austin, Madison..etal) the pretentious employee effect is greatest (but not always..)

I don't think the model is dead yet, but the business is so loaded with pitfalls and pratfalls that it might as well be..

Damn...I miss that life.

[blimp]

employees are nothing but kind and helpful at 'half price books' here in austin. Not a hipster in sight.

[skav]

Bookman's here is/was the same way. Unless you want something that really sucks or smell bad.

Porch is just trying to show how independent he is.

[RockPharmer]

if i knew how to read, i'd get one.

[bazo qop]

employees are nothing but kind and helpful at 'half price books' here in austin. Not a hipster in sight.

That's because they're closeted hipsters..



But the concept of the "half price" book shop is the best..no pretense, no "collectibles" just cheap books..Good general selection book shops have the longest life.