When one thinks of online shopping, especially for books, Amazon comes to mind. I’ve been an Amazon customer since 1996. Recent news of the working conditions in Amazon warehouses, including low pay and a surveillance heavy workplace have dulled my appetite to shop there.
Disclaimer: I’m also weaning myself from the impulse-driven habit I’ve developed.
Wouldn’t it be nice to shop at a local bookstore? As a Portland, Oregon resident there are many great choices. You may not be so fortunate in your local bookstore selection. For you I heartily recommend Biblio.
Biblio serves as an online presence for scads of independent booksellers while supporting a 501(c)3 organization that performs charitable work promoting literacy and bringing libraries to underserved populations.
This combination is wonderful.
How about reading every book at Project Gutenberg first, then start buying more?
I already have a huge TBR pile. Project Gutenberg is a wonderful resource for things out of copyright. I just added Leaves of Grass to my TBR pile.
Thank you for the reminder, there are over 57,000 books at Project Gutenberg. It will be the subject of another Mikey Likes post.