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katex · 21-06-2006, 21:42

[QUOTE=lindsay ormerod
Seriously folks,your local music shop will not be around forever if the downloading and ordering from Amazon takes hold;at least you know who you are dealing with when you shop personally and can have a good look at the product![/QUOTE]

Yeh, think you correct here lindsay, although my son does buy music from the Internet still gets great pleasure from browsing and consequently buying from the stores ... Shakermaker : what do you prefer ?

Like to think of this in the same context as books also. Presume Wardleworths closed 'cause their 'books' weren't balancing at the end of the day. Why, I wonder ? Was a good percentage their bread and butter from the non-fictional books, and students came to browse/buy when researching ? Maybe, when we obtain a 6th Form college in Accrington, will there be an increase in demand again ?

Was lucky enough to be able to send my son to an Independent Grammar and he has never lost his taste for browsing the book shops, whether fictional/non-fictional. (me I like it 'cause of the pictures). He now lives in Manchester and as a University Town, the book shops do well.

Asda/Tesco do not do this type of book do they ?

Maybe, students will still buy their text books from Amazon, but feel sure lots would prefer to browse around the wonderful lines of shelves.

Just a thought.

21-06-2006, 21:42	#87
katex Resting in Peace Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Clayton-le-Moors Posts: 10,551 Blog Entries: 3 Liked: 16 times Rep Power: 11259	Re: Is Accrington being dumbed down? [QUOTE=lindsay ormerod Seriously folks,your local music shop will not be around forever if the downloading and ordering from Amazon takes hold;at least you know who you are dealing with when you shop personally and can have a good look at the product![/QUOTE] Yeh, think you correct here lindsay, although my son does buy music from the Internet still gets great pleasure from browsing and consequently buying from the stores ... Shakermaker : what do you prefer ? Like to think of this in the same context as books also. Presume Wardleworths closed 'cause their 'books' weren't balancing at the end of the day. Why, I wonder ? Was a good percentage their bread and butter from the non-fictional books, and students came to browse/buy when researching ? Maybe, when we obtain a 6th Form college in Accrington, will there be an increase in demand again ? Was lucky enough to be able to send my son to an Independent Grammar and he has never lost his taste for browsing the book shops, whether fictional/non-fictional. (me I like it 'cause of the pictures). He now lives in Manchester and as a University Town, the book shops do well. Asda/Tesco do not do this type of book do they ? Maybe, students will still buy their text books from Amazon, but feel sure lots would prefer to browse around the wonderful lines of shelves. Just a thought.