Most of the old, classic, independent bookstores are gone. I used to spend hours hunting the used books/ remainders sections. Here's an all time favorite: https://www.strandbooks.com/

Here's a link to my favorite old washington DC bookstore, which is still going strong: https://www.secondstorybooks.com/

That's cool!

In the age of Kindle, it's a place for immense self exploration. I love offline book stores and libraries and often visit them in search of some real stuff. Books, these days, in libraries are like panting and pleading whenever they see a visitor much in the hope of shedding some age old dust out of them.

Here are a few images of an old Indian library

Here, inside Daunt Bookstore, Holland Park, London. 😇

I haven't been to a bookstore in years but I used to enjoy them a lot. I read a while back that BN got a new CEO who really gets it and turned the place around.

You didnt like the magazine section in 711? lol I was just in Barnes and Nobles today, I couldnt find the book I wanted. But I had a chance to look around and see new things.

I'm not a big reader yet I lobe book store. Must admit that I love them only to go there and pretend to be among ghe wisest.

Amazing post.

Nice post!

Being a teacher of literature, my love for these book stores and libraries is ever increasing. I'm a frequent visitor to some of these in my locality. But I must say that none of these stores in India match the book stores from the European and North American and Japanesse Book stores.

If ever in Berkeley go to Moe's Books!

They are so great they survived Amazon. Been around since 1959.

Loved libraries since I was 7!

There are two places where I feel at home! and those are the bookstores and video game stores hahaha

Glad to see you land safe n sound! N thanks for promoting us all to share pictures of bookstores n libraries. So interesting!

Libraries are also great