Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nothing I need to get over here... ;-) The issue, if there is one, is that I'll buy fewer books if I can't browse physical copies. Oh, well...it's not my revenues that take the hit - quite the contrary. :-) John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Leeson" <pjleeson at mchsi.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 1:10:57 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Borders bankruptcy The mother of the manager of the local Borders store told me 2 years ago that if you went to the store here and they didn't have your book in stock they ordered it from ... Amazon. True story Get an ipad and get over it. ;-) phil On Feb 16, 2011, at 11:17 AM, J. Newell wrote: > I think the issue is not so much that paper books are going away (not > yet?), but that the brick & mortar distribution channel is in danger of > going away. We will be reduced to buying through e-tailers if that > happens. One thing I know, speaking for myself - I will wind up buying > fewer books. The percentage of book purchases I make that are attributable > to picking up a display copy in the local Borders store is very high. > YMMV, however. > > John Newell > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information