Local bookstores
If anyone has suggestions about cool local bookstores in D.C. to check out, let me know. I’ve already gone to Kramerbooks, Politics and Prose, and Reiter’s; I’m always on the lookout for cool independents, so I’d love to hear any recommendations.
(Should you be new to Boston and not know what the book scene has to offer, I’d recommend the Harvard Book Store in Harvard Square, the Brookline Booksmith in Coolidge Corner, and Trident Booksellers and Café on Newbury Street. All three are very fun, and add a local color that Barnes & Noble or Border’s can’t offer. For proof, and by contrast, walk 5 minutes north on Mass. Ave. from the Harvard Book Store and pop into the Harvard Coop. It’s fine, and has an extraordinary selection, but it’s run by Barnes & Noble and generally feels more lifeless than the HBS.)
P.S. (27 Nov 2005): I just noticed that Kramers’ website appears to have been last modified in 1997. It’s really hideous. I wonder if they’d be willing to let me redesign it for them.
P.S. (27 Nov 2005): I buy local as much as possible. I bought Urban Bikers’ Tricks and Tips from Kramerbooks despite the savings that Amazon would have offered. But just now I checked with Kramers for their price on Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and it turns out that I would have paid $40 plus tax locally, versus $25.20 (including free shipping) from Amazon. I can’t justify spending that much more. Sad.
Local bookstores, cont.
Comment by Anonymous — January 1, 1970 @ 8:00 am