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Non GAA Discussion => General discussion => Topic started by: Eamonnca1 on April 12, 2013, 10:15:22 PM

Title: Bookstores
Post by: Eamonnca1 on April 12, 2013, 10:15:22 PM
Are book stores like Easons still big in Ireland?  They're dwindling rapidly here.
Title: Re: Bookstores
Post by: Minder on April 12, 2013, 10:20:54 PM
Big Waterstones in Belfast city centre always seems busy.
Title: Re: Bookstores
Post by: Eamonnca1 on April 12, 2013, 10:24:30 PM
Anyone use E-readers?
Title: Re: Bookstores
Post by: Minder on April 12, 2013, 10:29:04 PM
Quote from: Eamonnca1 on April 12, 2013, 10:24:30 PM
Anyone use E-readers?

Waterstones have started selling Kindles in store.
Title: Re: Bookstores
Post by: Eamonnca1 on April 12, 2013, 11:31:59 PM
I make a point of supporting the independent book stores here.

Borders are gone completely, that was an awful blow.

Barnes and Noble are hanging in there.  They've closed some stores, what's left have been converted to selling undownloadable goods like board games and educational toys, space for a showroom for Nook e-readers, and a decent sized coffee shop.  The amount of space taken up by actual printed books has shrunk.  Still enormous stores though, if I were them I'd give up on the printed books altogether and move into smaller premises.
Title: Re: Bookstores
Post by: 5 Sams on April 13, 2013, 12:47:44 AM
Hard to beat An Caife Litheartha sa Daingean. Could spend all day in there.