I have to be honest. When I first saw this, I thought it was some generic message thing that had to do with the quote alone. However, it was brought to my attention that this is from a Borders store. I have to say, this is the saddest thing I have seen all day, maybe even all week.
I’d like to personally thank the creators of the Kindle and Nook for this atrocity.
…I have no words.
:’c
And it makes me sad that one day there won’t be any hard copy books, just e-books, and probably our great-grandchildren -maybe even our grandchildren- will never know the feel of a book in their hands, the sound of a turning page, or the beautiful scent of a brand new book.
I know that as long as there are people like us around, who love and cherish books, that books will never die. I will continue buying books as long as I live, and I will give them to my children and teach them how to love them, and hopefully they’ll pass it along, until maybe someday in a bookless future, they bring back the lost art of these beautiful books that have brought us all so much.
I’d also personally like to thank online book stores for this, and online shopping in general. This is more than just ebooks, this is the fact that people no longer support local business, and because of that it’s getting harder and harder for them to stay open.
In the main street of my city there used to be 4 bookstores. Now there is one. We had a Dymocks, an Angus & Robertson, a Borders, and an independent bookstore. All but the Dymocks has closed. Partly due to poor management I think, but also to online shopping (both physical books and ebooks).
This is not so much a lesson in anti-ebooks, because people are still reading, and that’s good. But it’s a lesson against shopping online. If you can only find it online, then great, buy it there (ie nerdy tshirts), but if you can find it in a local store, spend the little extra and shop there. Otherwise the local store won’t be there next time.