Comments on: The Magic Of A Bookstore. If You Can Still Find One. https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/ Cathy Chester, MS Advocate shares decades of wisdom Sun, 30 May 2021 23:38:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25324 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:26:13 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25324 I know exactly what you mean, Cheryl. Soothes the soul.

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25323 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:25:51 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25323 Like you, Helene, our Barnes and Noble is about 20 minutes away. Since we moved here there were a few independent bookstores that I frequented and now they are gone.

A Borders came and went. My dream, that I talked about with a friend, was to own our own bookstore, like the one Meg Ryan had in "You've Got Mail"... but forget about that now!

Makes me sad and thankful for the B&N!!

]]> By: Helene Cohen Bludman https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25320 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:18:34 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25320 It is so terribly sad that bookstores are becoming an endangered species. We have none in our immediate area. The closest Barnes & Noble is about 15 minutes away, which is not that bad, but still farther than I'd like. I'm glad you have one to go to.

]]> By: apleasanthouse https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25319 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:16:51 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25319 I will actually seek-out a bookstore when I'm in need of a mood lift. Does the trick every time.

]]> By: shifrachester@gmail.com https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25303 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 07:55:27 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25303 Glad you love bookstores too, Estelle. When my son was your daughter's age either I'd get to a bookstore with him, or sometimes my friends and I would go during the week at night when either our husbands were home or we had a babysitter. It would be a place to relax, sip coffee, discuss books and have a great time! You can do that too!

]]> By: Shelley Zurek https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25302 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:56:44 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25302 Remember though how everyone lambasted Barnes and Nobles and Borders when they first came out because THEY killed the individual book seller? (Sleepless in Seattle?) and remember how people bemoaned the loss of the small town library...These times they are a changin'

]]> By: Estelle Sobel Erasmus https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25301 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:21:07 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25301 I also love bookstores, but rarely get to go to them anymore unless it's with my daughter.

]]> By: Miriam Hendeles https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25299 Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:00:57 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25299 Omgosh, I loved this post (this is your cheerleader speaking here. Pay attention...). I'm so glad you had that time in the bookstore to reminisce the good ol' days and to peruse the books...

I have such fond memories of taking my boys to Borders, but then alas...our local Borders closed up...I feel abandoned and want to shout no, no, no!

Luckily, we have a good B and N at the mall nearby. A great outing. I hope they never close.

Nothing replaces real books. Kindle Shmindle...it's not the same.

Thanks Cathy for sharing your thoughts on this topic. 🙂
Your devoted cheerleader (haha)

]]> By: Becky Blades https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25298 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:05:49 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25298 Rainy Day Books, my local independent bookstore, is a local treasure. No better place to spend a rainy day.

]]> By: Ines Roe https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25297 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:24:20 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25297 I so identify with your post. I too order everything from Amazon and read on my kindle but love to spend hours at Barnes and Noble. I am a total "bookaholic" and my house is filled and filled with shelves of books. I love books and I love nothing more than loosing myself in a novel. I now have less time available and don't have the luxury to read a book for pleasure. But walking through Barnes and Noble is still one of my great pleasures.

]]> By: Kelly Connor https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25296 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:10:14 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25296 I, too, love bookstores- I usually set aside time to "get lost reading" in the bookstore- other readers just don't get it!

]]> By: Carpool Goddess https://anempoweredspirit.com/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25295 Mon, 17 Nov 2014 19:24:19 +0000 http://anempoweredspirit.clients.kidaweb.com/2014/11/17/magic-bookstore-can-still-find-one/#comment-25295 One of my most favorite things to do in the world is to wander around aimlessly in bookstores. Pure delight!

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