tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post161295533136311434..comments2024-03-28T23:48:27.173-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: Buying Books During the Covid PandemicBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-63185965076580524512020-12-16T20:16:14.676-06:002020-12-16T20:16:14.676-06:00Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I am sorry for t...Kathy D.: Thanks for the comment. I am sorry for the loss of your close friend. Losses seem to have deepened through the stress of the pandemic. I am glad you are reading again. Your comment has inspired me to look up Zenith books and write a post which is above. Best wishes for the holidays.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-28504967586008826182020-12-16T05:13:21.840-06:002020-12-16T05:13:21.840-06:00I miss bookstores and browsing in the library. Th...I miss bookstores and browsing in the library. There are no bookstores near to my apartment building. But I had an appointment and had to take a cab and walked overe to an Amazon store. I could only go in for a few minutes, but I was so happy to see a huge selection of books. And I looked at fiction on display. <br /><br />I enjoyed my few minutes. It' slike going into a bakery.<br /><br />The library was closed in March and so I did buy books. I<br />treated myself and then loaned them out to friends.<br /><br />Now the library is open for stop and grab, so books are set aside and one rushes in and out. Nothing to browse is set out.<br /><br />I do miss bookstores. I was on a roll reading, then it stopped. Now I'd like to restart it again, but I have work to do. I must get back into the books.<br /><br />A close friend passed away at the end of September, and I think that's when I lost the reading zest. But there's nothing like escaping into fiction, especially mysteries.<br /><br />I've got the Grisham and Connelly books on library reserve.<br /><br />If anyone wants to order books from a wonderful bookstore, I can recommend another one. Some good friends moved to Duluth, Minn. a few years ago, bought a building and turned it into a bookstore, caalled Zenith books.<br /><br />It has a lovely website, and they are only too glad to ship out books.Kathy D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18418720666849497808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-91537353524723106452020-12-16T00:08:45.423-06:002020-12-16T00:08:45.423-06:00Moira: Thanks for the comment. I believe a lot of ...Moira: Thanks for the comment. I believe a lot of books have been purchased in the last 9 months around the world. Crowded bookshops are too rare a sight in good times and impossible in pandemic days.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-19844416657370877792020-12-15T16:59:35.896-06:002020-12-15T16:59:35.896-06:00Thanks for those evocative snapshots of book-buyin...Thanks for those evocative snapshots of book-buying in lockdown. Like you, I really have enough books to get me through, though don't seem to have reduced the pile much! Here, when we knew we were about to go into a second lockdown, I went into a bookshop and was encouraged by huge queues of people waiting to pay for their books - they were obviously stocking up to make sure they had something to read in the quiet weeks, and it was a nice sight.Clothes in Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058207970686573597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-50496598188675091082020-12-09T21:52:19.386-06:002020-12-09T21:52:19.386-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I am sure your boo...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. I am sure your bookstore appreciates your in-person shopping and pickup orders. I find people who love to read also love the feel of books.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-70141981456294145202020-12-09T00:21:22.584-06:002020-12-09T00:21:22.584-06:00Since the pandemic began, we have been to our inde...Since the pandemic began, we have been to our independent bookstore only once in person. We did not feel comfortable shopping even with masks and social distancing in a relatively tight space. But when we did go, it felt so good. Shopping for books in person, browsing, is so different than ordering online. Although I was still a bit uncomfortable. We have been able to do orders and pick up outside the store several times. I too have plenty of books to choose from at home but the lure of the bookstore is there. We also did get to go to a small Planned Parenthood book sale recently, but the event was in a more open area and not too many people at one time. We are thankful for a few occasions like that.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-74286683464512579892020-12-08T17:51:19.523-06:002020-12-08T17:51:19.523-06:00Patti: Thanks for the comment. I equally avoid Ama...Patti: Thanks for the comment. I equally avoid Amazon. I am sorry your pandemic life has been more limited than my own. Our restrictions are modest by comparison. I hope you can soon get back to your library browsing.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-43837241293226224582020-12-08T17:49:38.772-06:002020-12-08T17:49:38.772-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. Those sound like w...Margot: Thanks for the comment. Those sound like wonderful bookstores. Five floors of books. I might never get out. I know bookstores with a cat or a dog but a pig - wow!Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-7335904362456005062020-12-08T08:37:02.323-06:002020-12-08T08:37:02.323-06:00I browse more at libraries and shop for books onli...I browse more at libraries and shop for books online although I try hard not to use Amazon but order from a site, which passes the order on to a local bookstore. I am lucky that my daughter gets a lot of free crime books to review or blurb and sends them out to me. My library has curbside pickup but that doesn't work well for me because the hours are too limited plus I don't drive. The pandemic has been very hard in the Detroit area. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-63331963652185658902020-12-08T06:10:16.812-06:002020-12-08T06:10:16.812-06:00Oh, Bill, I know just what you mean about browsing...Oh, Bill, I know just what you mean about browsing through bookstores! I miss doing that! Some of my best shopping memories are about going into local bookshops and just looking around (and almost never leaving empty-handed!). Years ago, my husband and I used to shop at one where patrons were encouraged to sit on a chair or the floor and read 'just one chapter.' The bookstore had a resident dog, too, which made it al the more comfortable (for me, anyway). Then there was one that was housed in converted barn - 5 floors of books!! I loved getting lost in that store. It had a resident pet, too - a pig! Margot Kinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599589137890528065noreply@blogger.com