Another Independent Bookstore, Emerson and Cook Book Co., To Close

The Middletown Press : Serving Middletown, CT:

DONNA BOOKMAN, the appropriately named manager of Emerson and Cook Book Co. in Old Saybrook, has been having some dispiriting conversations with her one-time regular customers.

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Comments

[Rubyfoo]

05:50 PM on 03/08/2011

As an avid reader, I'm sorry to see the indy bookstore fading fast. But I do love my Kindle and the ease of shopping for books with it and downloading them instantly and not having to ask for a clerk's help and searching through racks of books. But I do miss the intimacy of the experience.

On the other hand, books are nasty to lug around when you move to a new place. They gather dust, you don't want to toss them, but you'll probably never re-read them, etc. They're kind of an albatross about the neck.

I'm sure many regretted the passing of horse-drawn vehicles and all the supporting goods and services that went along with them. Now we have smelly cars that burn valuable gasoline, but no one misses all that manure.

[Parsifals]

11:18 AM on 03/08/2011

Every time another book shop closes, we close the door on opportunities for readers to browse and select good literature, and not be solely guided by highly promoted books and best seller lists.

[Rubyfoo]

05:51 PM on 03/08/2011

I hate to say it, but find browsing through Amazon or ABE Books easier and more pleasurable.