With the prevalence of Amazon and interlibrary loans being delivered to your doorstep, it may seem that used bookstores have run their lease on their purpose. However, it is important that students get away from the computer and find sources outside the Internet.
The used bookstore is one such spot and the reason may be surprising.
If your goal is to find a specific book or even find a book at the right price, you are likely headed for disappointment. Instead, you should consider visiting a used bookstore as a discovery process. As Forest Gump’s mother told him, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” Bookstores are similar.