From: lars@beagle-ears.com   
      
   On 2025-12-28, Carlos E.R.  wrote:   
   >>> 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?   
      
   On 2025-12-28, Carlos E.R.  wrote:   
   > When I buy Spanish books (I'm Spanish) I usually go to "Casa del Libro".   
   > They have actual shops, and also a web site that sells the ebooks. A big   
   > department store like "El Corte Ingles" also directs to that web when   
   > buying ebooks.   
   >   
   > Otherwise, I have a Kobo and buy ebooks from them, which is much easier.   
   >   
   > But if I go to the "Casa del Libro" place and choose some books, I can   
   > not go to the counter and have them downloaded or added to my account.   
   > That's my complaint.   
      
   Ah, so it is not the Independent Shop vs Amazon.   
   It is the same company that refers your to their online branch?   
      
   But it would make sense for them to have a kiosk with a web browser   
   so you could do it while in the store (and let the store get the credit   
   in their accounting system).   
      
   --   
   Lars Poulsen - an old geek in Santa Barbara, California   
      
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