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sc2212 t1_j9zjjgs wrote

Used bookstores are one of my favorite places to be. I’ve often gone in and found myself leaving hours later with a dozen or more finds — sometimes needing a box to get them all home. There’s something about the unknown of what I’ll find that keeps me going back. I’ve discovered lots of authors by coming across their works in a disorganized pile buried in a used bookstore.

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DCRealEstateAgent t1_j9zvett wrote

I remember buying books on Amazon from various used book stores and then went to Texas to visit a friend and drove by one of the bookstores I had purchased from. It was like I saw someone famous I was so excited!

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FusRoDaahh t1_ja0dyrs wrote

Same. I can spend hours exploring used bookstores and I’m really lucky because there’s a lot of great ones near me.

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Lmoorefudd t1_ja0fej1 wrote

Nothing better than picking a book based on its spine, then judging them based on the cover. Oh yes, I judge a book by its cover. Open aforementioned cover to find reviews. If a newspaper from a city I’ve lived in made the cut it’s a purchase. Well, I’ll at least hold on to it as I walk around wondering if I need the book. And what about the classics? Should I finally read that penguin classic edition of the book I vaguely recall as seminal? Better double back and see if they have my holy grail, Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker.

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meachatron t1_ja0jqx8 wrote

We have one in Penticton, BC, Canada called the Book Shop that is labyrinthine.. its my go to place when I feel out of place or misaligned with life and the world.

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darkest_irish_lass t1_ja1h8xo wrote

Black Star books was mine. It doesn't exist anymore, sadly. It was in the city, but when you walked in there was the kind of hush that's only caused by packing every nook and cranny with layers and layers of closely bound paper.

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meachatron t1_ja8s5t9 wrote

Aww I'm so sorry they closed :( That is a great way to describe it. I only ever buy books from there because I am terrified they might close down one day..

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