1. A few tweets to follow on used books stores, inspired by this story: http://arts.nationalpost.com/2014/01/10/the-book-closes-on-a-golden-age/ …
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8. The urban used bookstore flourished in an era of 1) cheap rents and 2) when physical books were major reading mode. Both less true now.
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9. The used book trade will always exist but will now be more like antique dealers: aimed at rich clientele. Readers will be elsewhere.
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@HeerJeet Wealthy friend started buying 1st eds of chandler & hammett, but stopped when he realized that text was the thing not the object -
@WillWargo Makes sense. Although if you have the money, why not? A good literary relic, although not same as reading the books. - Show replies
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