'Who Needs Bookstores? We All Do.'

Shelf Awareness

"Why do we even bother going to bookstores?...

"So ask yourself some other questions. Why do we even bother going to movie theaters when it is so easy to stream films? Why do we go to ballparks when so many games are on television? Why do we go to taverns when it's so much easier and cheaper to drink at home?

"It all has to do with our inherent need for human contact in a world going increasing icy. It all has to do with the certain kind of magic that books can provide.

"Who needs bookstores? We all do."

--Rick Kogan in a Chicago Tribune piece headlined "Why do we need local bookstores? Here is why."