Comments on: Bookmarkism: The New Ideology http://www.teleread.com/robert-nagle/bookmarkism-the-new-ideology/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:47:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Garson O'Toole http://www.teleread.com/robert-nagle/bookmarkism-the-new-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-1146803 Garson O'Toole Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:55:41 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30147#comment-1146803 Thanks for the insight into front line jobs at chain bookstores. There is still no link to report typos so: Los Vegas, Las Vegas; Macdonald's, McDonald's. Thanks for the insight into front line jobs at chain bookstores. There is still no link to report typos so: Los Vegas, Las Vegas; Macdonald’s, McDonald’s.

]]> By: Spider Mattheson http://www.teleread.com/robert-nagle/bookmarkism-the-new-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-1146781 Spider Mattheson Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:32:17 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30147#comment-1146781 Capitalism <i>is</i> business. The great thing is that there are options, different strokes for different folks. <blockquote>And although I preferred other bookstores, this one appealed to its niche market of housewives almost perfectly.</blockquote> This bookstore got the job done for its market and whatever bookstores Nagle enjoys seem to get the job done for him. Much better than the alternative to capitalism, I think. Great essay, though. I'm thinking about trying to get a job in a bookstore while I go to school when I'm out of the navy. The job market sucks pretty bad, of course, so I'll take what I can get. :-) Capitalism is business. The great thing is that there are options, different strokes for different folks.

And although I preferred other bookstores, this one appealed to its niche market of housewives almost perfectly.

This bookstore got the job done for its market and whatever bookstores Nagle enjoys seem to get the job done for him. Much better than the alternative to capitalism, I think.

Great essay, though. I’m thinking about trying to get a job in a bookstore while I go to school when I’m out of the navy. The job market sucks pretty bad, of course, so I’ll take what I can get. :-)

]]> By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/robert-nagle/bookmarkism-the-new-ideology/comment-page-1/#comment-1146778 Steve Jordan Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:12:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/?p=30147#comment-1146778 Boy. If I didn't much enjoy bookstores before, I'd hate them now! Nothing like good old Capitalism to ruin a perfectly good business... Boy. If I didn’t much enjoy bookstores before, I’d hate them now! Nothing like good old Capitalism to ruin a perfectly good business…

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