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Sunday, December 9, 2007
World At Large
I'm not sure you've noticed--well, apparently you haven't--that the book store is not a library. They might not seem to mind if you sit in one of their easy chairs to browse through a few books, and they don't even mind if you do homework in their coffee shop, but come on...don't use their stock as research material. Don't take stuff off the shelves and sit there in the coffee shop, using their books to get your homework done. Don't take a novel off the shelf and sit there and read it, either.
Most towns and cities have actual libraries, where that sort of thing is acceptable and expected. But the book store is a place of business, not your personal research and recreational facility.
And if you just have to use their books, for pete's sake put them back when you're done. It's not fair to first basically steal the material and then have someone else pick up after you.
Frankly, you annoy me, and I kind of wonder about your upbringing.
Sincerely,
I Pay For My Books, Thank You Very Much
Most towns and cities have actual libraries, where that sort of thing is acceptable and expected. But the book store is a place of business, not your personal research and recreational facility.
And if you just have to use their books, for pete's sake put them back when you're done. It's not fair to first basically steal the material and then have someone else pick up after you.
Frankly, you annoy me, and I kind of wonder about your upbringing.
Sincerely,
I Pay For My Books, Thank You Very Much
Unsent Letters, 6:37 PM
3 Comments:
I hear you and second your proposition that people should use their public or academic libraries to do their homework and other research.
Miss Emily, at December 10, 2007 6:25 AM
Most research can be done on computers, and frankly most libraries and college libraries have better research material than book stores, like actual college textbooks and encyclopeadia sets from which to get the best information. (ever hear of the inter-library loan program, or the "while your in the library only" reference section???)
I whole heartedly agree with you about the stealing free info thing at bookstore, and I am tired of pulling books off the shelves to buy and finding prencil and pen marks in them, books marks in them, and food smudges and tears in them...I want a brand new book when I go to a bookstore, not a "previously been used but not paid for" book!
(I expect the books to look used at a "used books" store c'mon border, b&n and other retailers, kick em OUT!)
sign~ No more coffee rings in our brand new books!
I whole heartedly agree with you about the stealing free info thing at bookstore, and I am tired of pulling books off the shelves to buy and finding prencil and pen marks in them, books marks in them, and food smudges and tears in them...I want a brand new book when I go to a bookstore, not a "previously been used but not paid for" book!
(I expect the books to look used at a "used books" store c'mon border, b&n and other retailers, kick em OUT!)
sign~ No more coffee rings in our brand new books!
I agree, but Borders and the like encourage this kind of thing with their little comfy seating areas.
Still, people need to use common sense.
Still, people need to use common sense.
