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The future of bookselling

I always thought it would be fun being a book store owner. I have always loved book stores, books, and the whole vibe that goes with wondering through the store. Of course I grew up in an era before the internet. There is a post today at Boing-Boing by Cory Doctorow concerning the future of book selling. In many way's it mirrors the changes going through the plant selling businesses. I always thought that bookstores and garden centers we're under the same challenges. Now I think bookstores have even more challenges before them.