tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post112727159486609077..comments2024-01-18T19:54:13.876+11:00Comments on The Other Andrew: All Hail The Independent Bookshop!The Other Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-1127295382139262832005-09-21T19:36:00.001+10:002005-09-21T19:36:00.001+10:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-1127295381845155042005-09-21T19:36:00.000+10:002005-09-21T19:36:00.000+10:00We have a great independent here smack in the midd...We have a great independent here smack in the middle of Ohio (which is the geographic and cultural equivalent of East Bumfuck). I've been able to go to readings from some fabulous authors because of it. My support of them used to be unwavering until the cheap slut Amazon started whoring around and shaking her free shipping tail at me. ::slaps own hand::Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05974435902564570126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-1127287829153679862005-09-21T17:30:00.000+10:002005-09-21T17:30:00.000+10:00Bookstores are fantastic; independant ones infinit...Bookstores are fantastic; independant ones infinitely moreso. I'm surprised but encouraged to hear that they're on the rise, because the last I had heard was that they were suffering badly from the fact that places like K-mart sell the top 20 bestsellers for substantially less than the independents can (the mega-chains get bulk discounts on the purchases, and can also afford to cut profit margins thin and make it up in bulk.) Much though we love the bookstores for their funky oddball books that you can't find anywhere else, their bread-and-butter is always going to be those bestsellers that you can sell a million of. Sad but, well... sad.<BR/><BR/>Also good to hear Australians read a lot, but I'd be interested to know how much was books and how much magazines; I've read that Australian per capita consumption of magazines is higher than anywhere else in the world, and books here are ludicrously expensive, at least compared to the US. There is a persistent rumour that this is in part because all books coming into Australia are required to come from the UK due to some ancient and hoary old colonial law, and if only I could find some evidence that this was true I'd raise bloody murder with my MP...anti obhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853494819364588013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-1127273684739948792005-09-21T13:34:00.000+10:002005-09-21T13:34:00.000+10:00Oh yeah, thats just what Newtown needs, another bl...Oh yeah, thats just what Newtown needs, <I>another bloody bookstore</I>. But, I am completely prepared to forgive <I>vous</I> if one opens a bookstore like Black Books. <BR/><BR/>I can see your clear Bernard potential already. <I>Moi</I> of course will play the part of Manny and ooh, oooh, ooooh ... The Kid can play the part of Fran!Bodhihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263278478108070519noreply@blogger.com