Tom Buskey
Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:59:56 -0700
On 10/9/07, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 10/9/07, Paul Lussier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I suppose the demise of the independant book seller, especially in the > > technical space, is inevitable. > > It's a fair bet that the demise of the printed book is inevitable.
I think the reference book will go 1st. Books you read through, like novels, will have longer legs. Techies are just a bit ahead of the curve. When faced with a > technical question, it's a rare event that the first thing I do is > reach for a book. Even if I know the answer can be found in a given > tome, it's often easier to just try Google first. We're still a bit > away from "A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer", but fairly amazing > electronic paper has already been produced in labs. My sister-in-law librarian says 'if it's not online, students don't research it'. She's at a technical college in Boston FWIW. It's certainly somewhat bittersweet, as browsing a bookstore, > especially a smaller one, can be quite enjoyable. Doubtless people > mourned the passing of ubiquitous horse stables in a similar way. I found that SoftPro and Quantum and Comic shops serve my niche far better then the megastores because they fit a niche. It's been awhile since I browsed a small general bookstore that met my needs better then the mega stores :-( It seems like the technical niche is getting too small. It's similar with Hardware stores. Most constructions guys I know don't like the mega stores because they wait in line, the quality isn't what they want and returns take too long for them.
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