On the social networking site Quora, seventeen members have posted questions specifically concerning bookstores. Many of these questions remain unanswered.
As Borders will close 200 stores and booksellers struggle through the recession, these Quora questions are very important for readers around the world. Below, we’ve linked to these burning questions–it’s pretty simple to log on and share your answers (or add more questions!).
One user asked the most depressing question of all: “Do bookstores — big or small — have any chance of survival or are they all going to die?” Can you help cheer up this bookstore lover?
16 More Questions Indie Bookstores Should Answer on Quora
1. Is there a bookstore that sells UK books, especially new UK releases, in New York City?
2. What are the best used book stores in Palo Alto for children’s books?
3. What’s the best place in Los Angeles to buy German magazines?
4. What is the best used book store in Seattle?
5. Where, other than via Amazon.com, can I buy Spanish-language books?
6. What are the best bookstores in DC?
7. Where are the best London bookshops?
8. Which store in Bay Area carries the most and best books for startups ?
9. Where can I buy old book editions in New York?
10. What are the best bookstores in Raleigh?
11. What is a good online bookstore in India?
12. What is the best online site to sell (barely) used business school text books?
13. What are the best bookstores in Manhattan?
14. Are there stores in the Bay Area that buy second-hand books?
15. What is a good used book store in Los Angeles?
16. What’s the best place to have a book reading in San Francisco?