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Amazon to shut bookstore-like shop at Legacy Place in Dedham
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I guess
they couldn't compete with the big guys?
Irony
Did anyone see the irony in the Amazon bookstore at Legacy Place being located directly across from the former location of the Border’s which Amazon essentially put out of business?
Too bad, or is it?
It was a nice place to browse for books, and if you were a Prime member you could buy them for the very low online price. But it's hard to evade the guilty feeling that you're screwing over your friendly neighborhood bookstore - if it's still there.
I dropped my Prime membership 5 weeks ago, and I'm really surprised that I haven't missed it even once.
WAP
Your girlfriend/wife must not have that WAP - Weekly Amazon Package. ;)
The remix
By Jeffi B and Megan Thee Strikebreaker.
My library has even the most
My library has even the most obscure reads a heck of a lot cheaper. Support your local library. JP resident here, and I've found some amazing free books for a swap at our beloved mini book houses as well.
I feel this is my fault
I visited a few times, saw what's new in books, then bought my books somewhere else.
Creepy place
I went in there once and I saw the hive mind materialized on the shelves. Had to get out quick.
Go Indie
If Amazon's bookstore closing creates an opportunity for an independently owned bookstore I'm OK with it . I mostly use my local library . The ability to borrow books on my Kindle was valuable during the pandemic. Meanwhile if I need to buy a physical book I make the trip to Brookline Booksmith
Booksmith is great.
The best is you can also easily buy something on the Booksmith website and then stroll right in and pick it up. Not that browsing a bookstore is a bad thing but it hugely increases what you can get from them.
I assume you can get the book mailed to you too.