Comments on: Let’s do some shopping! http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/ Mon, 26 Jun 2017 15:15:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.15 By: DGLM http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19908 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:26:17 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19908 VM – Complete Bourbon Guide?! Why do I not have this?

Tricia – Star Mother's Youngest Child is so odd, but hard not to love!

Kristin – I'm an e-book fanatic, and I still spend time browsing bookstores. Sometimes I buy the hardcopy, other times I make note and buy it later in e-book. I'm really looking forward to Google Editions, so that I can browse at my local bookstore, then buy the book in GE through them. Best of both worlds!

Becky – NPR has the same power over me, too.

– Michael

]]> By: Tricia J. O'Brien http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19906 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:36:19 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19906 There's a quirky gift shop in my town that always has the most beautiful and eccentric items. I found my all-time favorite Christmas book (for kids and adults) there once. Star Mother's Youngest Child by Louise Moeri is a gem that I now search for whenever I think someone would love a tale about giving, sharing and finding wonder again.

]]> By: Vodka Mom http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19903 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:35:59 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19903 I adore browsing second-hand bookstores and tiny gift shops for unique gifts. I have found many coffee table-like books for my SIL and BIL (The complete Bourbon Guide for her- and another book on Submarine Warfare for my BIL) at these shops. Spending the time to browse not only feeds their cash register, but my heart as well. The tiny independent store owner? I'm in your corner.

]]> By: beckylevine http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19902 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:26:28 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19902 Lately I've been doing a lot of book shopping via NPR. I'll hear an interview with an author about their book & suddenly know just the person that has to have it. That IS fun. :)

]]> By: Kristin Laughtin http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19901 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:13:57 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19901 I found quite a few gifts while browsing at a bookstore last night! I'm hoping to get an e-reader for Christmas, and I think I will miss browsing bookstores more than I will physical books. I'm sure I'll still do it on occasion, but I'll feel compelled to buy something, which kind of defeats the purpose of going the e-route. Well, I'm sure there will still be some books for which I'll want physical copies…

]]> By: DGLM http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19900 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:06:33 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19900 Smithy – I too love small, independent shops with focused selections. Book Soup, which is just up the street from me here in LA, is a good example. And they ALWAYS have something quirky.

Tracy – Don't you just love when you find something unique like that? I love being able to say that something is only available from the place I bought it.

Brodi – Cheese. Yum.

– Michael

]]> By: Brodi Ashton http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19899 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:02:12 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19899 When I'm at a non-bookstore, and I see books, I'm so drawn to them!

I discovered this little "Pocket Book of Cheese", which is not, thankfully, an actual pocketbook full of cheese. It's a cheese guide that can fit in your pocket.

I loved it.

p.s. Perhaps I should mention I used to work at a Cheese House, and I love cheese. Does that make it less weird?

]]> By: WriterGirl http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19898 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:25:00 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19898 i love shopping in big bookshops, whether it's an independent or used book store or a waterstones (which i think is the uk equivalent of a b&n), i just love the choice. if i want a specific book i'll normally order it online so going into a bookstore for me means browsing for something i haven't heard of yet.

]]> By: Tracy Clark http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19897 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:16:32 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19897 I once found a pocket edition of The Four Agreements in a small touristy store. Score! But, some of the best books I've ever purchased were specialty cookbooks in quaint little wine-country joints and even at the wineries themselves. Often, they'll pair recipes with certain wines. The pictures of the region and the food are usually amazing. Perfect for the wine lovers on my list. One for them, one for me!

]]> By: Weronika Janczuk http://www.dystel.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-19896 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 20:13:23 +0000 http://032453b.netsolhost.com/blog/2010/12/lets-do-some-shopping/#comment-19896 Interesting . . . I spend a lot of time in indie bookstores — particularly love the mystery shops NYC has to offer — but otherwise I do a lot of browsing on Amazon, whether it's novels or coffee table books or art books or whatever. So many things! So easy! Searchable preview!

That being said, my favorite finds are the ones in quirky stores that don't solely (or even primarily) carry books.

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