"Technology changes behavior, which reshapes the physical landscape. The era of repertory movie houses playing "Casablanca" and "High Noon" ended with the VCR. The telephone booth was replaced by the beeper, which was made obsolete by the cellphone. And the newspaper is under siege by the Internet's ability to recombine and distribute news without leaving ink on your hands.
"The bookstore as we know it is in dire straits," said Lewis Buzbee, a novelist who spent many years working in the local shops."
We have all seen the impact on bookshops from the likes of Borders. The world is changing in so many ways - as this piece in the LA Times points out when detailing the demise of many small and well-known bookshops in the San Francisco area. The situation will equally apply to Australia and other like countries. It's sad to see the loss of independent and specialised bookshops - or indeed any other venture - to the behemoths of whatever type. The buying-public is certain to lose out in the long run.
"The bookstore as we know it is in dire straits," said Lewis Buzbee, a novelist who spent many years working in the local shops."
We have all seen the impact on bookshops from the likes of Borders. The world is changing in so many ways - as this piece in the LA Times points out when detailing the demise of many small and well-known bookshops in the San Francisco area. The situation will equally apply to Australia and other like countries. It's sad to see the loss of independent and specialised bookshops - or indeed any other venture - to the behemoths of whatever type. The buying-public is certain to lose out in the long run.
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