CNN: Brick and mortar: Best indie bookstores
In the age of Amazon and e-books, common wisdom claims that brick-and-mortar bookstores are going the way of the dinosaurs. If a national chain such as Borders, which folded in 2011, couldn't succeed in this climate, what are the odds of an independent shop going the distance?
Surprisingly good, it turns out.
I've published three novels over the past three years, and each time I head out on tour, I discover amazing bookstores. While it's hard to beat the Internet for sheer efficiency, virtual book-buying can't satisfy the same itch for discovery that browsing in person can. Moreover, it's become easy to love e-books and local stores since Kobo started partnering with independents to make some 3 million titles available electronically.
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Bookyards Editor: I have been to the stores in Quebec City, Toronto, and San Francisco. The Book Passage in San Francisco is my favorite. Being by the water makes it special.
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