Do you buy books while on vacation/holiday?
Do you have favourite bookstores that you only get to visit while away on a trip?
What/Where are they?
I have a notebook that I keep in the car, everywhere we travel I jot down notes about the various bookstores we stop at. Any information I think would come in handy I add (what they specialize in, if they have a website, etc.)
Even if a bookstore only had a few items I'm interested in, I will make sure to stop again next-time just in case.
In the last few years this notebook has become huge - listing shops from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Montreal, Quebec - which is our normal route at least once a year. I also keep track of many stores in the eastern states that we visit occasionally - Maine, Massachusetts, NY, NJ, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut.
I don't have any particular favourites because to me most bookstores change inventory so quickly, you never know what you'll find.
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8 comments:
Is Reynolds in Sydney on your list? I love that smelly old place!
Find any good stores in NJ? I find I'm surrounded by Borders and Barnes&Noble but nothing else. Lol.
Oh, and I've tagged you :
http://kbookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/book-club-classics-classics-meme/
That's a wonderful idea, collecting notes on bookstores you visit. I used to collect business cards/bookmarks from them... I love the quote in your header!
Nope, Reynolds is it now, other than the 2 Coles in the malls. There is a book section in the Value Village though.
There also used to be a used book place in St Peters but I think that's gone now.
It's a great idea to keep notes on your travels.
Oh I like that idea! Especially the older I get and the fewer functioning memory cells I have!
Me, too - I always carry a journal along on trips, to jot down notes. So if I find an interesting bookstore or restaurant, etc, I'll remember it the next time. And since we tend to travel to the same places a lot, it comes in very handy. With my shaky memory, I'd never be able to recall details without writing them down!
Hi Joanne! I wanted to formally welcome you to the A ~ Z Reading Challenge . . . WELCOME! :) I hope you have great reading as you fill in your lists. Glad you joined us.
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