tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287014609675516852.post7312537359400411243..comments2023-04-09T07:10:22.419-07:00Comments on Joseph Kellard: Indy Bookshops Face Tough Struggle to Survive In a Digital WorldJoseph Kellardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05792444138935346026noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287014609675516852.post-14255949642911101462013-03-15T14:04:17.599-07:002013-03-15T14:04:17.599-07:00I wish there was a few NEGATIVE stars I could clic...I wish there was a few NEGATIVE stars I could click on because the male owner (Tishler) of BookLover's Paradise deserves well below even a 1-star rating! Never been there before and thought I was visiting a friendly neighborhood Book Store but NO.....When I asked him a question about books (assuming he was an expert), I was told "This is a business" and I would have to spend money first...Thought that was a bit gruff but I said OK & asked if he had a particular book I needed to finish a set....Turns out he didn't have it and instead of answering my question, he literally picks up my bag I brought in and puts it OUTSIDE THE DOOR on the sidewalk on the busy street!!! I was shocked he was so rude & belligerent to treat me that way...I asked in disbelief "Did you just put my bag outside?" and he said yes & dismissed me and walked away...He must be so bitter & hard up for money that he lost all his decency on how to treat people...There was not one other customer in that cramped, ice-cold place either and I know why....Let's see how much farther his "business" declines after others hear how he treats potential customers....Paradise? More like Shop Owner from Hell! And I hope he is reading this right now so he understands that bad reviews travel quick & far by WORD OF MOUTH!!! ........Reap what you sow Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09410112465885373160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2287014609675516852.post-29702745249481718512009-08-21T04:36:39.283-07:002009-08-21T04:36:39.283-07:00I love used book stores. I live two blocks away fr...I love used book stores. I live two blocks away from the Strand, the largest one in America, with "8 miles of books." I discovered my favorite author, Ayn Rand, by browsing the shelves of my favorite neighborhood bookstore, where I picked up "Anthem". I was 13 in Fort Lauderdale, and the bookstore owner, Robert A. Hittel, knew me as a regular.<br /><br />But I am so glad that Barnes & Noble and Borders, and Amazon have swept the world. They have opened much broader vistas to the reader. In Fort Lauderdale, I had the local used bookstore and the good fortune of serendipity to find Ayn Rand, but with Amazon's online search feature, I can search the global ocean of books.<br /><br />Used bookstores will remain, just like radio and live theater remained after television arose, but there will be far fewer of them. If enough customers want to touch and feel the books, as I do, they can go into the Strand or the other used bookstores. There will be fewer of them, but at the same time, there are vastly more choices out there.<br /><br />The changes wrought by capitalism are good, even if in a particular time and place, an old idea or bookstore is no longer competitive.Galileo Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02592692929747610846noreply@blogger.com