This Saturday, August 9th is National Bookshop Day.
I was reading this terrific blog by Australian Janelle McCullough and I would recommend her blog to you A Library of Design...her article on books is very revealing and from my point of view, very true.
I thought you might like to read this excerpt, so here it is for you with her photography:
"It's the day when we should all support our favourite bookstores. I know many of us buy a lot of our books online but it's more important than ever to buy books from stores too, especially considering the very real danger that Amazon may become a monopoly distribution channel. (Imagine one company having control over all the books in the world? Imagine if they hiked prices sky high, which they're already starting to do?)
Many of us do continue to buy books in stores. Avenue Bookstore (my favourite Australian bookstore) told me that last Christmas was the busiest sales period its had in decades. (I know: I saw the queues.) The Strand in New York (another great bookstore) said last Christmas was the busiest it's ever had, in its entire 87-year history. There's nothing like a bookstore to browse in, whether sunny or wet, morning or night, alone or with book-loving company.
I can't imagine a world without bookstores. Let's hope there's enough people who think that, and continue to split their book purchases between online and in-store.
Buy a book from a bookstore this weekend. Here are a few lovely ideas from our library to inspire you..."
[All books from our home. Please excuse the poor quality photographs.}
What do you think? Will you continue to buy books from the book shop or will you go online? Would love to have your comments.....
A Library of Design here
A quick browse through Janelle's books certainly whets the appetite and who could resist now going off to your favourite book shop and purchasing a good read?...Wendy
