John Hodgman Offers Tips on How Bookstores Can Survive

The imminent closure of Borders and the general state of bookstore was covered on last night’s The Daily Show. In the above video, John Hodgman was on and he offered some sage advice on how brick-and-mortar bookstores can actually compete.

For example, he suggests getting rid of the “old-fashioned” book shelves, replacing them with “beautiful, well-appointed downloading pods. Book lovers simply seal themselves inside, strip down to their underwear, pick up a cold slice of pizza and start downloading the great works of literature in between bouts of masturbation and YouTube,” he said.