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[princessmargo]

While playing around on Library Thing, it occurs to me how many books I've owned in my lifetime. The site keeps making suggestions to me of books I once owned and got rid of either because I felt like I'd outgrown them or they were ratty from too many readings. It makes me wish I'd not given away 350 children's/young adult books when I moved from

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[wyldkyss]

Gah. Why do bookstores move farther and farther from the capital city of Mississippi? It drives me crazy!

[princessmargo]

I agree! I'm not excited about the prospect of going out to the new mall just to browse around. I guess we'll go to Border's now. I mean, it's always crowded in there, so presumably they aren't doing badly. Maybe the taxes are lower in Madison County? I don't know.

[wyldkyss]

I think this'll leave BAM as the only chain store in Jackson city limits now?

[princessmargo]

Yepper. And I kind of hate that joint. It's too bright and too... warehousey. Barnes & Noble and Borders at least try to make it slightly cozier. I used to really like Lemuria, but then suddenly everything I wanted was "special order", and that's no fun. Is there a good independent bookstore in Hburg?

[wyldkyss]

Oh yeah, Waldenbooks in the Metro mall. But it's closing soon too.

I just discovered Main Street books down here actually, wandered in there during the art walk last month. I haven't gone back but then I haven't bought any books since then. I remember looking through used books in there but they had new too.