tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post115688222312651295..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: A Scientific Bookstore in Frankfurt?Sabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157717154098078602006-09-08T08:05:00.000-04:002006-09-08T08:05:00.000-04:00Hi quasar,you are right - Galloway & Porter and He...Hi quasar,<BR/><BR/>you are right - Galloway & Porter and Heffers in Cambridge are also great stores - I completely forgot about them, but It is nearly 15 years ago that I have been there, and I probably could not really appreciate what they offer ;-)<BR/><BR/>Hi cip,<BR/> <BR/><I>My favorite activity in travelling used to be visiting the local bookstores.</I><BR/><BR/>That's nice to hear that stefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157716598461975782006-09-08T07:56:00.000-04:002006-09-08T07:56:00.000-04:00Hi Henry,I was talking about Harri Deutsch, a book...Hi Henry,<BR/><BR/>I was talking about Harri Deutsch, a bookstore that opened in Frankfurt am Main around 1950. I am not aware of some <I>Kiepert</I> bookstore in Frankfurt, but I know that there had been at least two more large bookshops in town about 10 years ago, which had already vanished when I moved to Frankfurt. <BR/><BR/>Best, stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157622020119555162006-09-07T05:40:00.000-04:002006-09-07T05:40:00.000-04:00Stefan,Just read this blog entry and I was wonderi...Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Just read this blog entry and I was wondering if the bookstore you mentioned that went bankrupt was Kiepert. I know it died in Berlin and I was devastated when I heard that. What a great bookshop that was. When we went visited Berlin my wife would give me a whole day to spend in Kiepert! Mind you, she never provided the money...:-). The bookshop also had the most amazing Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272734221796825089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157348480879645422006-09-04T01:41:00.000-04:002006-09-04T01:41:00.000-04:00My favorite activity in travelling used to be visi...My favorite activity in travelling used to be visiting the local bookstores. I still have three volumes of the German edition of Landau and Lifshitz. <BR/><BR/>And I still can't read German.<BR/><BR/>Living in a small town, I have to love Amazon, but something important has been lost.CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157147184691042392006-09-01T17:46:00.000-04:002006-09-01T17:46:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,Dare I mention Heffers bookstore opposit...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>Dare I mention Heffers bookstore opposite Trinity College gates in Cambridge, and Waterstones the bookstore, but they don't really classify as 'small' bookstores.<BR/><BR/>But a tip for anyone in Cambridge Galloway & Porter has some great give aways for £1.00, when they clear out old stock, you can find some real beauties.<BR/><BR/>And of course the Market -<BR/>where there isQUASAR9https://www.blogger.com/profile/00593390598251093182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1157053784933880182006-08-31T15:49:00.000-04:002006-08-31T15:49:00.000-04:00It is tough for small bookstores and small presses...It is tough for small bookstores and small presses to survive. I have recently posted <A HREF="http://riofriospacetime.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">equations and graphics,</A> some of the first on blogger. People's reaction will be interesting.L. Riofriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02692071626849849079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156989142799263212006-08-30T21:52:00.000-04:002006-08-30T21:52:00.000-04:00That's indeed strange. One of the things that I li...That's indeed strange. One of the things that I like here is that the debit cards come with a credit-card #, so you can use them 'as if' you had a credit, but it's actually withdrawn directly from your account. <BR/><BR/>Regarding the amazon-issue. I agree with you that searching inside the book doesn't replace looking at the real thing. But if I go to the next bookstore, how would I know if I Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156971699077740712006-08-30T17:01:00.000-04:002006-08-30T17:01:00.000-04:00Indeed, amazon & co are probably the most severe t...Indeed, amazon & co are probably the most severe thread to any specialisd bookstore. But then, on the other hand, who needs bookstores where you can get only top-50 titles from some bestselling lists?<BR/><BR/>I have to admit that I appreciate the search-inside option of amazon: If I know that something I want to look up is in this or that book, it saves me from going to the library. And it givesstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156961316685629562006-08-30T14:08:00.000-04:002006-08-30T14:08:00.000-04:00I recently went to San Jose after a 5 year absence...I recently went to San Jose after a 5 year absence. I found only one of its half dozen former tech bookstores still in business. <BR/><BR/>The owner said he was the only such store in all of northern California.<BR/><BR/>OpAmp in Los Angeles is also a shadow of its former self.<BR/><BR/>Curse you Amazon! Maybe you can "search inside the book", but you still can't smell the ink!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156934321766969182006-08-30T06:38:00.000-04:002006-08-30T06:38:00.000-04:00Does Hugendubel still refuse to accept credit card...Does Hugendubel still refuse to accept credit cards? I never entered that store again after I had to dump a pile of books at the cashier because of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156931231810595362006-08-30T05:47:00.000-04:002006-08-30T05:47:00.000-04:00I should say best of luck for that bookstore. I k...I should say best of luck for that bookstore. I know that internet is your toughest competitor. Still I wish you can survive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156894371385407932006-08-29T19:32:00.000-04:002006-08-29T19:32:00.000-04:00who needs bookstores when you can 'search inside t...who needs bookstores when you can 'search inside the book' at amazon?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-1156890028690579702006-08-29T18:20:00.000-04:002006-08-29T18:20:00.000-04:00Dear Stefan,well, I also wish best luck to the new...Dear Stefan,<BR/><BR/>well, I also wish best luck to the new bookstore. <BR/><BR/>As you know, I am guilty of ordering my books on amazon.com. Though I have to add that I didn't do this such frequently in Europe. Most of the physics books I have ordered here via amazon.com were used from the marketplace. Most of the sellers there, however, ship only in the US - or want extraordinarily high Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.com