From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-12-28 04:58, Lars Poulsen wrote:   
   > On 2025-12-27, rbowman  wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:29:05 -0000 (UTC), Lars Poulsen wrote:   
      
      
   >> I have very mixed feelings about Amazon. When it started as a book and CD   
   >> I preferred Barnes & Noble. Especially for foreign CDs Amazon would   
   >> advertise the item, take the order, and then ultimately fail to deliver.   
   >> It had the potential to become another failed dotcom but it learned   
   >> rapidly.   
   >   
   > We still have one AMAZING independent bookstore here. Chaucerś Books.   
   > Years ago we also had another great independent bookstore called the   
   > "Earthling". The kind with a fireplace and a few comfy easy chars in the   
   > middle. They died when 3 national chains moved in all at the same time.   
   > Barnes and Noble, Waldenbbooks and Borders. After 3 years or so, each of   
   > them realized that they were losing mmoney because the market was   
   > overserved, and then they all closed at the same time. Stupid   
   > management.   
      
   When I visit Ottawa, I like to go to Chapters, now Indigo. I like to go   
   there and peruse English language books. Last time I went there and made   
   a list, then went to the counter and said I wanted to buy all those in   
   ebook form.   
      
   Wow.   
      
   Not possible, you have to do it on the web.   
      
   This is utterly stupid!   
      
   It is the bookstore who does the work of showcasing the books and   
   convincing me to buy them, and then the money goes to another company   
   online?   
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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