I recall a story from one of the booksellers about customers who - TopicsExpress



          

I recall a story from one of the booksellers about customers who try lets make a deal, bargaining because they want a book they can get for 50 cents less on Amazon, and the bookseller trying to be nice. But the point they dont get is that even if you save 50 cents (or two dollars!) on Amazon, youre not really saving in the long run. Amazon is fine for certain things, and if you live in a corner of Nowhere, U.S.A. that has no bookstores, I can see how it would be good for you. But that 50 cents is not keeping the lights on in your house, or putting food in your childrens mouths. Instead, you can pay 50 cents more and buy from your local bookstore. And then the bulk of your money isnt feeding some faraway corporation, and it isnt fattening some developers purse. Its going into her pocket to be spent in your own town. Its strengthening that local business that will remember your name, remember what you like, and treat you like a person when you walk in the door, and helping to rebuild a local economy that in turn will support you and your family.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 11:02:03 +0000

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