My favorite used bookstore in college was an unorganized mess. It was barely separated into genres, and not at all after that. I saw one person walk out in disgust, since they couldn't find what they were looking for.
I loved it. If books are sorted by author, I quickly lose interest in browsing. This way I was forced to basically spend hours looking at each book to see if it's something that struck my fancy. I totally loved that place.
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Reply to What Is It That Makes Used Bookstores So Wonderful? by zsreport
My favorite used bookstore in college was an unorganized mess. It was barely separated into genres, and not at all after that. I saw one person walk out in disgust, since they couldn't find what they were looking for.
I loved it. If books are sorted by author, I quickly lose interest in browsing. This way I was forced to basically spend hours looking at each book to see if it's something that struck my fancy. I totally loved that place.