ned Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I would rather go to a bookshop and buy a book than buy it online. I think that has something to do with my "i want it right now" attitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I found a few pics of inside Barter Books to show you (attached). It really is absolutely gorgeous.... PURDYNESS!!! Do they take lodgers, do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kylie Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 That's a beautiful shop, Kell! I would happily spend quite a few hours there myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I found a few pics of inside Barter Books to show you (attached). It really is absolutely gorgeous. *Has seen the white light and a small glimpse into what can only be Heaven* Ooh... I think I could live there. Books, coffee, what more does one need to survive? I agree. I love to shop for books in the store itself, but I do buy online because of my membership card and the extremely good discount it gives me on there. Sometimes I'll just go to the little Starbucks inside the Barnes and Noble here for the atmosphere, even if I don't plan on buying a book that trip. There is something so wonderful about the smell of coffee and books mixed together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrissy Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I've been there! It is truly booktastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 That's a beautiful shop, Kell! I would happily spend quite a few hours there myself. Totally agreed! I use the net becuase it's quick and easy and a bit cheaper if I want something but I do like to wonder round a bookshop, where you can feel at oneness with the books. It's a feeling that can't be beaten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I tend to find bookshops NEVER stock what I want, so I definitely prefer to buy online, but I do still think bookshops are pretty. That one is gorgeous Kell - I love it even more because it's a converted train station, I love trains and their stations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirinrob Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 now when can i move into barters shop, book heaven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 a bookshop, where you can feel at oneness with the books Amen to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 I can spend hours browsing online - Amazon, Book Depository etc - but as I work near my local shopping mall and tend to pop across to the shops in my lunch hour my browsing time is really rather limited. On average I probably don't spend any more than about 20 or 30 minutes in a bookstore due to time constraints. Like I said though browsing online is a whole other matter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 How the fudge have I never known about the giant Waterstones in London?!?! It's...giant!!!!!!!!! Do you go there Giulia? If so I can understand why you spend nine hours in there. If it's not the one you go to then you definitely should. But be prepared to lose weeks of your life. It's on Torrington Place off Gower Street. Three storeys plus the basement. I spent about an hour in there and I'd consider that quick. I had no money to spend. I was just walking round like a slack-jawed cretin at the amount of books they had. If I was looking to buy I'd still be in there when they're shutting. Oh also they have a second hand section. The books are a bit tatty but that's still kind of good but the most impressive thing to lil old me is they have a remainder section too. Brand new books that would usually be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Ok here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 The one I usually haunt is Waterstone's Piccadilly in, erm, Piccadilly Circus which is the largest bookstore in Europe; they don't have a second-hand section though. Mistery solved via a little googleing: the Gower St. branch is on a university campus, therefore they must allow book trade-in like the campus Blackwell's did when I went to Liverpool Uni. Specialised books for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 Ahh dammit. Now I'll have to go down there too. My local Waterstones will seem so lame in comparison now. I have two days of holiday left this year. One for each shop? And yes the shop is just down the road from UCL. I must have walked past it so many times when I've been going to the British Museum. And that is ok. Couldn't help but share my excitement I need to win the lottery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I miss my local Borders I used to spend hours in there. Reading this thread has made me realise I haven't been to a good book shop for months. Must put this right this week with a trip to Waterstones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I spent an hour in Waterstone's on Saturday. total bliss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinkpaper Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I can spend hours browsing online - Amazon, Book Depository etc - but as I work near my local shopping mall and tend to pop across to the shops in my lunch hour my browsing time is really rather limited. On average I probably don't spend any more than about 20 or 30 minutes in a bookstore due to time constraints. Like I said though browsing online is a whole other matter! oh this is me, im in and out of an actual bookshop in 20 minutes max! But now I want to go to the Waterstones in London, that sound amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I remembered today that I'm an idiot. I thought the council tax started up again this month but it's not till next month! Yay! Next week I'll be going back to Waterstones and spending the money I should be saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 *curses* awww, I want to be an idiot in the 'I can go to Waterstone's and spend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Heheh. It is a good idiot to be. And I wish my council tax was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 If they're anything like Blackwell's, you won't need student ID to buy those remaindered books; I think the idea is that because they're on a university campus most people that spend time and money there are students anyway, but there are no rules per s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I just hope you're not disappointed now. I hate getting peoples' hopes up. I was just so surprised by it. It has a Costa coffee shop in the basement. I never use them but I guess it's nice that you can sit and read in there if you like. And a Ryman's if you want to...buy staples and stuff. I'll probably be there on Monday. If you go down I'll be the one giggling as I roll about on a pile of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 As I needed to buy a few books as a birthday present, I thought I'd might as well check W's Gower St out. What can I say, Stevie? Thank you. I'm in love. I want that bookshop's babies. As soon as I walked in I was hit smack in the face by the bookshop smell! Add to that the choice you'd expect from a W's, yet arranged with a personal touch, and a mouthwatering remainder section... and you have a BookJumper in love. I was extremely well-behaved given my poverty and only bought what I set out to; yet I still spent two very happy hours there, blissfully browsing *sigh* I wish it could have been more but my leg was packing in. ... I wanna go back... I wanna live there... as I compromise, I wanna work there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeeeve Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 I'm really glad you liked it. I like the way they sort of seemed to run out of professional shop fittings as you get higher up. It just gets a bit more tatty and messy. Or maybe I'm misremembering it. The book magic is warping my mind! I'm going to try and go down to London tomorrow to get some books. Is it worth going to the Piccadilly Circus one or are they much of a muchness for book selection? I have a feeling the character of the Gower Street one wins out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 You are not misremembering, it's like a bookshop inside a mini-Hogwarts! TBH, Gower St had books I've never seen before at Piccadilly so you're probably better off sticking to what you know. I may very well be around tomorrow afternoon also, do feel free to tap me on the shoulder should you see me wandering around with a look of awe on my face . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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