QuantumBooks Waltham is closed

[Steven W. Orr]

> Today, the Internet is hurting many brick and mortar businesses.
Additionally, the big book retailers, like Barnes and Noble, now carry
a number of technical books. And, don't forget, the New England Mobile
Book Fair in Newton also has a decent technical book selection with
discounts. 

I just bought a bunch of books from Amazon. I used to buy from bookpool 
but they charge shipping which effectively eliminates them from the 
competition. I see *no* reason to go to a local bookstore to buy since 
their prices don't even try to compete. It's not a long-term good thing 
for the B+Ms but price is important to me. There are a lot of 'net bizs 
out there that I won't buy from because of the kwazy shipping costs. So I 
guess the cost is much more frequently important than the ability to 
physically browse.


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