I’ve been spending time this summer barnstorming Barnes & Noble bookstores in New England signing copies of my book on repairing climate change, The Age of Sustainability. These were my first visits to bookstores as a seller, not a customer — and I previously hadn’t visited a store in a while. I wasn’t prepared for what I found: The experience was palpable. Like many people with busy lives, I’d gotten seduced by the convenience of going online to purchase what I wanted without understanding what I was giving up.
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For the Love of Bricks
Posted by: Denis Pombriant July 16, 2019 07:40 AMI’ve been spending time this summer barnstorming Barnes & Noble bookstores in New England signing copies of my book on repairing climate change, The Age of Sustainability. These were my first visits to bookstores as a seller, not a customer — and I previously hadn’t visited a store in a while. I wasn’t prepared for what I found: The experience was palpable. Like many people with busy lives, I’d gotten seduced by the convenience of going online to purchase what I wanted without understanding what I was giving up.