Wednesday, September 22, 2004
"Bookbloggers, stop linking to Amazon!"
The above is requested by Quinn @ bookwatch. I won't stop, I can't, the world is changing at hyperspeed and well, Amazon is convenient and recognizable. I love the independent bookstores, but they're not on my computer, yanno. Just because you link to Amazon doesn't mean your buying from them. Amazon, to me at least, is a reference tool, nothing more. I love bookstores more than men, I love to browse, I love to touch and turn the pages (men hold issue with me licking my finger and flippen' them). Book stores are the brick & mortar of the bookselling world, straight up. I strongly believe that Bookstores will forever remain a staple in our lives, yes, the weak will die, it is after all, survival of the fittest, but they will remain in our lives, if for any reason other than tactile, no matter how sterile the ambiance.