How are you supposed to know if you'll like a book if you can't read some of it.
It had a nice little cafe too, its not like they won't make money on people buying a few coffees and snacks as they read a book they might not buy.
This bookstore wraps all books in plastic.
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msfroh@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 35d
There is a massive book store conglomerate in Canada, Indigo, that owns two former "big box" book stores: Chapters and Indigo.
In the late 90s, the first Chapters stores opened and they were awesome. A veritable department store of books. They had comfy seats between the shelves so you could sit and read. They had a full coffee shop where you could read and have a drink.
After Chapters and Indigo drove all the smaller bookstores out of business, the enshittification started. They put up signs going into the coffee shop saying that you couldn't bring in books without a receipt to show they'd been paid for. They put up signs leaving the coffee shop saying that you couldn't walk around the store with drinks. They removed all chairs outside of the coffee shop. Honestly, I wouldn't have been surprised if they started wrapping books in plastic.
Your picture looks like a smaller bookstore (but maybe not?), so it's sad that they're restricting potential customers like that.
tunetardis@piefed.ca · 3 pts · 35d
Last time I was in Toronto, I swung by Bakka (a scifi/fantasy book shop) and it actually made me a little teary at how much better the experience was compared to Chapters/Indigo.
davel@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 35d
Apparently this is Filipino chain Fully Booked.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/435820846445944/posts/9328918330469440/
Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 35d
It was Tsutaya in Cambodia, a Japanese bookstore.
Apparently it's not that uncommon in SEA, tho I've never seen it in Vietnam or China.