Bookstores

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I love bookstores, I could live in a bookstore if it were astronomically gigantic in 3 dimensions of space, just wander around and read. Just had to say that, this seemed the best forum for it.

I predict this thread will get lots of replies agreeing with you. Bookstores are Aspie heaven. They're quiet and full of information for us to delve into our special interests. I've alienated potential love interests because my idea of a date was a trip to a bookstore instead of some other much louder and social activity.

(fingers tented, low Mr. Burns voice)Excellent.

i love book shops. especially second hand ones. they're so quiet, dark and they smell nice and the staff at the smaller shops are so nice and helpful. i guess it's because they chose being a book shop owner as their profession so they must have a love of books and the workers because it's not as sterile as working at borders or whatever. i get really excited going to book shops. i start breathing faster, smiling and i feel lighter. my idea of a day out in the city is going to visit every book shop i can find and spending hours in there. in a perfect world where reality did not apply i would be a second hand book store owner and i'd sell predominantly speculative fiction, left wing political texts, comics and the classics.

I worked at Borders for 8 years. It alternated between being the best job ever and the worst. In the end we may as well have been working in a WalMart, it was just pile them high and price them low.

But yes. I love bookshops.

Agreed too. I would love to live in a bookshop if I'm the only one inside... if it was possible. :>

I also love bookstores. I love to go into my local Chapters from time to time. I can spend hours in there.

Yes, wouldn't it be just fabulous if you could overnight all by yourself in a dimly lit bookstore? oooo exciting and wonderful!

I usually go to the local Half-Price Books. I always enjoy how it has a wide selection of books, magazines, and movies covering different topics that might interest me. I rarely purchase anything from there, though, because I have a hard time choosing something to buy. I also like how HPB has a section for VHS tapes. It's very nostalgic for me.

I like uncommon books that have been forgotten and are waiting to be rediscovered. At a book sale at the local community library, I picked up a Physics text from 1895 that predates Einstein's work. I used to lug a huge amount of books from place to place and sort of miss those days.

I usually just go to Barnes & Noble, but I've really been wanting to go to this second-hand shop lately. Maybe I'll ask my mom if I can go this week...
I remember going a few times when I was in the early years of elementary/primary school, but I can't remember why... I think my mom wanted to sell some books to them or something. Anyways, haven't been in years but I really want to go now.

I love second-hand bookstores because they are full of interesting stuff and I never know what I'll find there. They're never crowded and generally quiet. Brilliant.