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Americanme

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10. I love bookstores.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Tue Sep 30, 2025, 05:23 PM

Sep 2025

When I was a teen, back in the 70's, we had Readmore bookstore downtown, Walden Books and B.Dalton Bookseller in the mall, several used book stores, comic book shops, it was great. Now, as far as I know, we only have Barnes & Noble. I buy books, toys for the grandkids, I eat there occasionally. Thankful to have them here in our town.

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I went shopping yesterday at our new local Barnes & Noble bookstore. [View all] Aristus Sep 2025 OP

Before Covid, Barnes and Noble had cushy leather chairs and round tables Polly Hennessey Sep 2025 #1

Our Barnes & Noble lost the coffee shop Tree Lady Sep 2025 #11

We are getting one in Strongsville, Ohio PittBlue Sep 2025 #2

There's been one in the next town for decades nuxvomica Sep 2025 #3

Love it! 👍 anciano Sep 2025 #4

Nice BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 2025 #5

I'm at my library once a week JoseBalow Sep 2025 #6

Libraries are such welcoming places. So are small independent bookstores. erronis Sep 2025 #7

I rarely buy books anymore, simply because I'm out of shelf space for my 3,000 or so books. Aristus Oct 2025 #19

Same, which is the reason I broke down and bought a Kindle. yellowdogintexas Oct 2025 #27

E books definitely during Covid! Still do. But will get to my not too far away Central Bx library soon electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #24

I just went to a smallish-town bookstore yesterday! FireUpChips10 Sep 2025 #8

Small-ish towns (Luray, VA for example) have very cozy and welcoming used book stores. QueerDuck Sep 2025 #9

My home of Puyallup, Washington is supposed to be getting a second-hand book store soon. Aristus Oct 2025 #20

I love bookstores. Americanme Sep 2025 #10

Bookstore are great . . . . SarcasticSatyr Sep 2025 #12

I am fortunate that I have both very close to me. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2025 #23

Hooray!!! OddMom20 Sep 2025 #13

I love walking into my local Barnes & Noble, I share your joy! chia Sep 2025 #14

Agreed leftieNanner Sep 2025 #15

You've never struck me as a shrinking violet True Dough Sep 2025 #16

OK, 'fess up now. When you buy books as gifts, do you read them before wrapping them? Totally Tunsie Sep 2025 #17

It's sad, though, that the only place you can peruse and buy books like that is a national chain. In Charlottesville we Martin68 Oct 2025 #18

I'm a spoiled Brat. I kind of look down on Barnes and Nobel and have the luxury of having better... NNadir Oct 2025 #21

I preferred Borders Books & Music myself. Aristus Oct 2025 #22

Our biggest B&N is just north of Union Sq Park north end of The Village... electric_blue68 Oct 2025 #25

Love my local bookstore! 4TheArts Oct 2025 #26

For me, going to the library Diamond_Dog Oct 2025 #28