The bookstores around here that I used to know turned into coffee shops where you can read....sadly I hate coffee shops and reading in my own language so I'll stick to English translation of light novels for my reading fix.
Though the idea of grabbing a drink while reading sounds good in theory I'd rather be in the comfort of my own house reading something I picked instead of the weird collection of stuff bookstores sometimes keep.
Doesn't help that it's all pretentious advice books written by ex politicians who want to make it look like they don't deserve to get shot in the head for stealing money.
I just want some fantasy or sci-fi adventure but that was too much to ask from a bookstore the last time I went to one.... admittedly quite some time ago
Doesn't help that it's all pretentious advice books written by ex politicians who want to make it look like they don't deserve to get shot in the head for stealing money.
You mean the ones that are bumped into being best sellers when they're bought as bulk for pulp by the Chinese?
Don't think the Chinese would buy the ones from my country but yes those kinds of books.
Chinese policy in my country is to just outright buy our infrastructure, no need for subtlety around here as our government will sell everything to the Chinese. I wouldn't be surprised if they started outright selling people at some point.
Oh yeah, I'm talking specifically about the royalties-as-bribes schemes, where ghost-written books that have no business being best sellers are bought as pulp.
The Chinese are shady as shit in their business dealings elsewhere, too, but when I think Bookstore, that's the particular scam I think of.
The book quality is the same they just don't have the bribes or awards here which I think makes it even more sad....though on the other hand bribes are barely disguised here, we haven't reached the hiding bribes as buying art stage yet.
We here are openly corrupt because we don't give you a choice of non corrupt politicians. And when the peasants get uppity just send in the scapegoat.
The bookstores around here that I used to know turned into coffee shops where you can read....sadly I hate coffee shops and reading in my own language so I'll stick to English translation of light novels for my reading fix.
Though the idea of grabbing a drink while reading sounds good in theory I'd rather be in the comfort of my own house reading something I picked instead of the weird collection of stuff bookstores sometimes keep.
Doesn't help that it's all pretentious advice books written by ex politicians who want to make it look like they don't deserve to get shot in the head for stealing money.
I just want some fantasy or sci-fi adventure but that was too much to ask from a bookstore the last time I went to one.... admittedly quite some time ago
You mean the ones that are bumped into being best sellers when they're bought as bulk for pulp by the Chinese?
Don't think the Chinese would buy the ones from my country but yes those kinds of books.
Chinese policy in my country is to just outright buy our infrastructure, no need for subtlety around here as our government will sell everything to the Chinese. I wouldn't be surprised if they started outright selling people at some point.
Oh yeah, I'm talking specifically about the royalties-as-bribes schemes, where ghost-written books that have no business being best sellers are bought as pulp.
The Chinese are shady as shit in their business dealings elsewhere, too, but when I think Bookstore, that's the particular scam I think of.
The book quality is the same they just don't have the bribes or awards here which I think makes it even more sad....though on the other hand bribes are barely disguised here, we haven't reached the hiding bribes as buying art stage yet.
We here are openly corrupt because we don't give you a choice of non corrupt politicians. And when the peasants get uppity just send in the scapegoat.