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Love books? Like baroque architecture? Then you’ll probably squee with delight at the thought of this Dominican church in Maastricht that has been repurposed as a bookstore. [Image credited to Roos Aldershoff; copied from linked article]
I wonder if they have the complete works of Richard Dawkins in stock?
According to an article in Entrepreneur magazine, second-hand books stores are one of a list of businesses that are on their last legs thanks to the all-pervasive interwebs. Amazon, eBay and abebooks have all played their part in the acceleration of this demise - it’s just so much easier to find specific titles online. [Via SFSignal]
Personally, I like to browse, sometimes with no intent of actually buying anything - and I find brick-and-mortar stores far more satisfying for that, as well as the public library. Maybe that luxury will not be available to me for much longer - but it’s fair to assume that the trade of books won’t cease, it’ll just move entirely online. [Image by dweekly]
