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I am not a fan of chain bookstores Camilla Send a noteboard - 17/02/2011 07:43:08 PM
Or chain anythings, really.

They are better than no bookstore at all, but if one chain going under means that independent bookstores has a chance of popping up again, then I will not cry.
*MySmiley*
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Borders (chain bookstore) files for bankruptcy, will close some stores, and restructure - 17/02/2011 06:58:36 PM 1041 Views
The only book store I have near me is a Borders. - 17/02/2011 07:01:25 PM 680 Views
You should move to Edinburgh - 17/02/2011 09:15:45 PM 691 Views
I might visit Edinburgh someday. - 18/02/2011 12:31:46 PM 662 Views
Edinburgh's not your typical city. - 18/02/2011 06:08:26 PM 692 Views
Uh, no it doesn't. - 18/02/2011 12:54:43 PM 788 Views
Over 30 bookshops, 1900 inhabitants... - 18/02/2011 12:56:19 PM 834 Views
Wales doesn't count. *NM* - 18/02/2011 12:56:24 PM 359 Views
I love Hay-on_wye. It's a beautiful place. - 18/02/2011 12:57:49 PM 798 Views
Re: I love Hay-on_wye. It's a beautiful place. - 18/02/2011 10:18:09 PM 749 Views
Ours is closing. - 17/02/2011 07:03:44 PM 720 Views
It's a natural evolution. - 17/02/2011 07:14:29 PM 727 Views
It's not just bookstores. - 17/02/2011 08:55:32 PM 693 Views
Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service. - 17/02/2011 09:57:07 PM 677 Views
Re: Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service. - 18/02/2011 01:38:27 AM 735 Views
Re: Most brick-and-mortar stores don't excel in personal customer service. - 18/02/2011 02:50:06 AM 678 Views
Exactly. - 18/02/2011 02:26:23 PM 680 Views
I had a similar thought on customer service. - 18/02/2011 02:50:58 AM 652 Views
Re: customer service. - 18/02/2011 04:55:51 PM 691 Views
You are the exception though, at least in terms of the book selection. - 18/02/2011 02:21:46 PM 791 Views
NOOOOOOOOOO! - 17/02/2011 07:19:02 PM 705 Views
I am not a fan of chain bookstores - 17/02/2011 07:43:08 PM 721 Views
I actually prefer the chains. - 17/02/2011 09:12:05 PM 662 Views
``Consistent experiences'' are the bane of my existence - 17/02/2011 09:14:24 PM 600 Views
Yeah, I can understand that opinion. Different strokes, i guess. - 17/02/2011 09:32:51 PM 674 Views
Have you seen Dave Gorman's America Unchained? - 18/02/2011 11:48:50 AM 720 Views
I have not - 18/02/2011 11:50:02 AM 630 Views
There is a book and a DVD - 18/02/2011 11:58:12 AM 630 Views
Consistent Experience - - the worse experience - 18/02/2011 01:40:31 PM 718 Views
I guess that would depend on what you are trying to experience - 18/02/2011 08:27:43 PM 858 Views
I think they've held out so long because of the coffee - 17/02/2011 08:34:53 PM 643 Views
5 of the 6 Borders stores near me are closing, and, I have to say, I'm not a bit upset. - 17/02/2011 09:23:01 PM 755 Views
It's funny, I have almost exactly the opposite experience. - 17/02/2011 10:05:52 PM 791 Views
Felt so strongly I submitted it twice. *NM* - 17/02/2011 10:06:04 PM 342 Views
And I always avoided Barnes and Noble because... - 18/02/2011 02:52:51 AM 670 Views
As a Michigander I am pretty bummed. - 18/02/2011 04:49:35 AM 693 Views

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