# Bookstores are dying. Shouldn't we document them with pics & video for the historical record?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 25, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325 "2013-05-25T16:26:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/1 "2013-05-25T16:26:30Z")

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Dead tree printing is dying. Bookstores of all types are the life blood of a bound print culture that is passing. Shouldn’t we make some concerted attempt to document the more significant ones with film and pics for our descendants to see and appreciate?

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/2 "2013-05-25T16:30:04Z")

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[We should start here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powell%27s_Books).

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**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/3 "2013-05-25T18:15:35Z")

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Films and pic? Completely ridiculous. Obviously, the only proper way is to compile a coffee table book.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/4 "2013-05-25T18:27:40Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> Films and pic? Completely ridiculous. Obviously, the only proper way is to compile a coffee table book.

Is it available on the Kindle? Otherwise I’m probably not going to get it.

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**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/5 "2013-05-25T18:37:46Z")

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> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#):
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> Films and pic? Completely ridiculous. Obviously, the only proper way is to compile a coffee table book.

Oh, COOL—they’re making touch-screen coffee tables now?

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bookstores-are-dying-shouldnt-we-document-them-with-pics-video-for-the-historical-record/659325/6 "2013-05-25T21:27:12Z")

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> [@Washoe](#):
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> Oh, COOL—they’re making touch-screen coffee tables now?

[Finally, we’ve found reason for the Surface!](http://www.geek.com/gadgets/microsoft-researcher-says-affordable-surface-tables-will-be-in-our-homes-within-three-years-1284062/)