how long do you stay in a book shop??

I really don't go to bookstores anymore. I haven't been to a bookstore in probably ten years or more. I order online and get some great deals. If I want an expensive book I wait until it comes down alitle. I used to enjoy going to the bookstore, having a Latte and reading alittle bit. Not anymore.

why did it suddenly changed??

me either. there are times that im under time pressure and i when those times come i can say going to the bookshops is not a good thing to do. whenever i go to the bookshop i see to it that i have all the time in the world, i dont know why but im just fond of staying there. my friends even tell me i should just live there, hehehe

@sophie: i wanted to try those e-books thing, but since my phone is not compatible with it then i have to stick with the real books, hehe well i dont have problems with those real books though. i find them my treasure as well just like Globaltechs down there... :)

cool! what's the unit of your phone? i hope i could have a phone that is compatible for ebooks as well. well why dont you sell your real books online? i bet there will be tons of people who'll have an interest to them, hehe :)

I have myphone. I converted e-books on my laptop via notepad before i transfer the files to my phone. I had lots and lots of reals books too. But I am willing to sell them over small amounts to free some storage spaces. I've accumulated lots of book over the years and frankly I had storage issues because of it.

I often stay in a bookstore for at least two hours, longer if they have a cafe. Sometimes I buy a book, and sometimes I do not. While researching colleges when I was a junior in high school, I used to go to Barnes and Noble a couple times a week, and researched hundreds of colleges with 10 or more books, which would have cost me $200 or more to buy. I did buy several other books during those visits. They always have such interesting books by the door!

I can spend hours in any book shop cause i love books. Just to show how much I love books, when I was a teenager, I got locked up in a library. I was reading a Phillyis Whitney book, in front of one of the large windows that cast a lot of light into the library. I did not stop reading until i could no longer see the words in the book. I looked up and it was dark outside and even more dark in the library, and i could not get out. Thank god they had phones. I called my mom who called the police who got in touch with the proper people and they got me out of there. Being in there with the Horror section drove me crazy. LOL

very true! once a bookworm, always a bookworm! hehehe when i had a on i cant go to bookshops as much as want, but whenever i get the chance to do so, it always seems that i wont leave! haha there was even a time when a saleslady told me "ma'am, are you finally gonna buy that book?" haha

That was funny! What did you tell her? "No, thanks. Bye"? I remember one time a saleslady reminded me that they're about to close in 5 minutes. She might have sensed that I lost track of time and still taking my sweet time browsing.

i asked her "why? are you gonna close now?" since i know it was only 2pm and they'll close at 8pm, hahaha

Yeah, I learned my lesson well. Now I would not stay in just one bookshop, I mobile from one to the other, fro the new books to the second books stores... I like historical, romance, legends, myth, espionage, thriller, time traveling kind of stories...

ooohhh....... myth. hehe well that's good that you have tons of bookshops to visit. here im my place there are only few bookshops that sell secondhand books..

now you learned your lesson.. if you have plans to go and check your favorite bookshop then you have to be there by the time the bookshop opens. o you'll have the whole day to spend there. hehehehe what kind of books do you often read??

hey there little miss bookworm! hehe i think you were born to be my sister! haha i can also spend hours and hours in bookshops and i just cant get enough of those books. haha

so what kind of books do you often read???

I read some nonfiction, inspirational, romance, and fiction. there are some bookstores that do second hand books but I don't go to them that often; they are not close to where I live so I just wing it.

it's good to know that there are tons of bookshops there in your place. are they selling second hand books?? cause here in my place there are few bookshops only. :( what kind of books do you often read??

Yes, i like bookstores that sell second hand books too- since the prices are cheaper and some of the books still look new too. And yes, some of the books there are also famous and good.

my favorite place is a bookshop that sells second hand books. the prices are very reasonable, and most of my favorite books are there. hehe

but when there's a book with a film version, (just like harry potter, but im not fond of it though, hehe) i will also prefer watching the movies. whenever im in a bookshop i search for books about reality, counseling and self-help books, and psychology books. :)

as long as the books are still in good condition, up to date, and in a very reasonable price then i'll go for it! hehe i wonder where they get those second hand books!! hahaha

very well said ravisivan.. :) true, that a book doesnt have to be old or new, as long as it's able to help a man. :)

@nicole & @globaltechs: it's good to know that there are tons of bookworms here.. hehehe :)

it's good that your kids seem to be bookish as well, hehe i also spend hours in the bookshop but when im with friends who are not as bookish as me, then i'll just spend a few mins there.. :)

that's a cool place!! i hope there's a bookshop like that here! hehe cause if there is then i'll surely live there! haha

what kind of books do you often read?? i wish i can work in a library as well. hehe

lucky you, you have a bookshop nearby. i just wonder, if i spend hours and hours in the bookshop at the mall, that is 10-20mins ride from our house, then what more if the bookshop is literally near? hhhmmm... hehehe