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| - Anyone else remember when Amazon came along, everyone predicted that bookstores would go out of business? Heck, there was an entire movie about it! Unfortunately, only mom-and-pop stores, B. Dalton and Waldenbooks have gone, while Barnes and Noble and Books-a-Million seems to be keeping on, for the time being at least.
This location actually isn't too bad. It's gigantic, of course, which is odd, because the inventory of keeping all those books in stock has to be immense (not to mention the rent), and then the have a froyo bar as well.
Maybe it's all the guest appearances they book, because every time I go by, there seems to be a line stretching far into the mall of people who are wanting to meet someone I've never heard of in order to have them sign their book (which I've also never heard of).
Whatever the case, the actual store is nice enough, and the people manning it are nice too - but I can't recall the last time I've bought something. Most times I just ask who the person is at the front of the line and decline politely when asked if I want to buy their book and stand in line to have it signed.
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