Yes, it is a bit “bloggy” isn’t it? Hope you get to open your greeting card shop one day.

I enjoy browsing bookstores but I don’t often buy books these days, relying on the library instead, mainly because I have moved house so often and am tired of lugging boxes of books around, and disposing of old books had become almost impossible – few secondhand bookstores want then anymore and even charities are reluctant to take them. I can’t bear just putting them in the recycling, so feels better to not accumulate.

However I would hate to see bookstores vanish and am sorry to hear they’ve all gone from your town; at least in the city I still have plenty of choices, at least in the suburbs I spend time in. I hope you do open your Cafe/bookstore one day, I’m sure you’ll come up with some great ideas for it, and remember, coffee at least can be highly profitable.

I think I’m the only person in the world still clinging to the good old fashioned book on paper.

I’m trying to get into reading books on iPad but I struggle with it – love that your daughter wants the “real” thing, so retro.

I suspect every bookstore will have to diversify to survive. So glad that some have!