That shouldn’t come as a shock to anyone. With the Kindle and other forms of being able to read books those who sell hard copy books have seen sales diminish. My wife is an avid reader as I am and we used to have stacks of books. Now we have very few as we have gone to Kindle. Saved us a bundle on not only books but places to store them.
I have done the same. I probably have about 250 on my iPad. With my eye problem, it s just easier to read on it so I can adjust the size.
“Now we have very few as we have gone to Kindle.”
Same here.
I bought few books in recent years and primarily used the public library but now,if there’s a waiting list, I just use Kindle.
Another good thing is that I can read off of my Kindle without reading glasses. Not bad for 82 years old.
I only do Kindle now ..I do miss writing in the margins and underlining ..:)
Yup.
I am not always an early adopter on technology.
But with Compact Disks, Mp3 Players, and Eink Book readers the product was worth the expense for me.
if I go camping I don’t have to choose which books to take. I take all of them.
Yep. I only pick up books from the bargain bin now otherwise its either an audio book or an e-book. I think there is still room for book stores but they have to find creative ways to capture some of the e-sales as well as offer compelling reasons to get people to visit their stores. Book stores really are better as a store within a store than as stand alone. Maybe they could partner with Hobby Lobby or other popular craft stores.