Although many book stores put out chairs, do they really not care if you sit there for HOURS reading an entire book, or doing research? After all, doesn't it put wear and tear on a "new" book. We all know what library books look like, and I'm not just talking about food stains. I'm talking about bent and ripped pages, smudges, and a "broken spine". Is it different from going to a newsstand and reading the newspaper through without paying for it?
2006-11-03 02:45:33 · 5 answers · asked by steelyourself 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's not right, but where else can Democrats go these days?
2006-11-03 02:48:52 · answer #1 · answered by jinenglish68 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is your responsibility to be careful not to damage the books you browse through in any way. If you do damage it, you should buy it. But if you - carefully - look at a number of books and decide not to buy any of them, that is your privilege. If you HAD to buy every book you looked at, that would be no different than just not letting you look first at all.
It's not fair to use the bookstore as a library and spend hours just reading a book that you have no intention of buying. But I have done a quick (and gentle) fact check in a book I knew I would never buy at a bookstore where I regularly do make purchases, and I'm sure the owners did not mind.
2006-11-03 04:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by Maple 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it were such a big deal to them, they would have the books behind a locked glass case and would only hand it to you if you were really going to buy something.
The chairs are there for you to enjoy, relax, and hopefully if you enjoy the book you will buy it. If not you saved yourself time and money, and didn't waste their time in returning it.
I work in a library and I know how bad books can get..talk about inconsiderate.
2006-11-03 02:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Zillah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 01:20:13 · answer #4 · answered by fondrisi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I whouldn't think they care but if something happens to the book you should buy it like any other store.
2006-11-03 02:48:45 · answer #5 · answered by Dreah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋