Jiva DeVoe Tonight, I'd like to buy two books. I have the money in my hand, and I know exactly what they are. The first was recommended by "John Gruber":http://www.daringfireball.net and is "Elements of Style":http://www.amazon.com/Elements-Style-Text-Original-1918/dp/B001O8NXDI/ref=kinw_dp_ke?ie=UTF8&qid=1237954624&sr=8-1 . As a writer-in-progress, though I certainly don't aspire to high literature, it seems useful to me to study what good writing style is, and to apply that to my work. The second, was a book I found as a result of a discussion I had with a friend today about growing my software business, "Growing a Business":http://www.amazon.com/Growing-Business-Paul-Hawken/dp/0671671642/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1237953722&sr=8-1 . Now, it's useful to note that both of those links are from Amazon. I said to myself tonight, "I'd really like these books... if I can get em at my local Barnes and Noble, I'll do that. So I immediately went to the "Barnes and Noble":http://www.barnesandnoble.com website, to check local availability for them. "Growing a Business" was "out of stock":http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/store.asp?EAN=9780671671648&distance=2&zipcode=85297&x=26&y=20 everywhere. "Elements of Style" "was available":http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/store.asp?EAN=9780205309023&distance=2&zipcode=85297&x=28&y=23 , but if you notice the link I originally gave for Elements, that link was to the Kindle version, which cost a mere $2.39 and I can download it *tonight*. So in other words, I want to buy two books tonight. I have money in my pocket, and I am willing to drive 15 minutes to the bookstore to get em. Just tell me where to go and I'm there.... and lo and behold.. I either can't get them, or they are *so much cheaper and easier* through Amazon, that I'd be foolish to buy it locally. I love going to the bookstore. I love sitting in the coffee shop and browsing books. It's as fun as going to a baseball game would be for others. It makes me sad to see that this past time of mine is soon going to be dead. I hope buying books online with wireless delivery continues to improve to the point that I will someday enjoy it as much. 2009-03-25T04:26:00Z 25 2009-03-25T04:47:22Z