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   From: jayembeenospam@snurcher.com   
      
   RichD  wrote:   
      
   > Why is it, in any used book store, science fiction   
   > is always the largest section?   
      
   Not around here (NH/MA). Around here, the used bookstores that are   
   more generally known as "antiquarian" probably have mainstream   
   fiction as their largest section. For stores that sell mostly   
   used paperbacks, the Romance section is *by far* the largest,   
   although it's typically broken down into several different sections:   
   Historical Romances, Regency Romances, Time Travel/Paranormal   
   Romances, Romantic Suspense, and so on.   
      
   In fact, I'd say that SF/Fantasy is usually one of the smallest   
   sections in the stores around here. Possibly only the Westerns   
   section is smaller.   
      
   There's one store my wife and I like that, remarkably enough,   
   is pretty even on most genres. Along one whole wall is the   
   Romance section. Opposite that, with just about as many bookcases,   
   is the Mainstream section. Next aisle over, the Horror section   
   takes up a couple of bookcases, while the rest of the bookcases   
   down that side is Mysteries. Opposite that, the the entire length,   
   is SF. Next aisle after that, on one side of the aisle, half of   
   its length is Adventure/Thriller, the other half is mostly   
   Historical fiction, with some Westerns. On the other side of   
   that aisle, half the length is kids books, the other half is   
   non-fiction.   
      
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