{"id":450,"date":"2010-03-23T01:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T01:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/are-bookstores-dying-a-slow-and-painful-death.html"},"modified":"2010-03-23T01:08:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T01:08:00","slug":"are-bookstores-dying-slow-and-painful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\/blog\/2010\/03\/are-bookstores-dying-slow-and-painful\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Bookstores Dying A Slow And Painful Death??"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_l0Jv-SLk81k\/S6gVBYVkFgI\/AAAAAAAADZ0\/P0aHkT4exkc\/s1600-h\/bookstack.gif\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_l0Jv-SLk81k\/S6gVBYVkFgI\/AAAAAAAADZ0\/P0aHkT4exkc\/s400\/bookstack.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451630462388934146\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The last few times I was browsing around a bookstore, I didn&#8217;t make any purchases. Why? Because when I glanced at the price of the book, I knew I could get it cheaper on Amazon.com. Also, if I order at least $25.00 on Amazon, I get free shipping. I believe Borders and Barnes and Noble websites have the same deal &#8211; order $25 worth of books and get free shipping.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&#8217;s prices are usually a few dollars cheaper than the bookstores &#8211; the only exceptions I see are books that are lower-priced at Walmart. I do purchase books from Walmart occasionally. I also purchase books from the bookstore if they are on the discount rack\/bin and I can get a brand new book for just a few dollars.<\/p>\n<p>I wondered if these higher prices in bookstores were a signal that they&#8217;re going to be gone within the next ten years? <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_l0Jv-SLk81k\/S6gXr9MhJPI\/AAAAAAAADZ8\/StWt3TVzPLU\/s1600-h\/ebook+reader.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_l0Jv-SLk81k\/S6gXr9MhJPI\/AAAAAAAADZ8\/StWt3TVzPLU\/s320\/ebook+reader.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451633392860865778\" \/><\/a><br \/>Also, with e-readers, more people are purchasing their books online. From what I understand, you can store several books on your e-reader &#8211; not having to worry about lugging all of those paper books around with you.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>How do you buy your books? Do you usually purchase them online or through a bookstore? Do you own an e-reader? If so, do you still purchase print books even though you have an e-reader? Do you think bookstores will still be around within the next ten years?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Answer as many or as few questions as you&#8217;d like!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ceceliadowdy.com\">~Cecelia Dowdy~<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last few times I was browsing around a bookstore, I didn&#8217;t make any purchases. Why? Because when I glanced at the price of the book, I knew I could get it cheaper on Amazon.com. Also, if I order at least $25.00 on Amazon, I get free shipping. 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