![]() ![]() I would rather do without whatever it is on the other side. When I had asked for particular books I was told they were unavailable and, "Have you tried Amazon?", which was the whole point of the book membership: to avoid exacerbating Amazon's market domination.) (I gave away the loyalty bonus because the bookshop's business model was incompatible with my requirements they were all about turnover and pumping high volume dross whereas I look for books to keep, books that I can use to refer to later or even re-read for pleasure. I joined a local bookstore to avoid Amazon. Personally, I don't like the cartel behaviour of the FAANGs and avoid them whenever possible. If we need something I can't find locally (like we needed some reĆ¼sable drinking straws) then I rely on the mad skilz possessed by the better half of my marriage to find stuff on eBay and Amazon. I have also had to search for tradesmen recently a plumber (to caulk the bathroom), a fencer to repair the boundary, and a civil engineer to do a dilapidation report. Once upon a time this activity included reviews for the books read but no longer. Cozy police procedurals and legal thrillers, mainly, though recently many books with canine characters (search & rescue, police interdiction, etc). My spouse is a reader, hence continually online with Kindle. ![]() Nowadays, categorized by Megabyte, hands-down the dominant activity is Gog-based game distribution. ![]()
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