Landmark BookStore in Nungambakkam, Madras, shuts shop. Thats a sad thing. The sword of E commerce first killed it and now has delivered the coup de grace....opened in 1987, had it survived just three years more, this nice homey corner book store that many a Madras person grew up around, would have hit the 30 year mark...sadly that is not to be....I wonder will there be in the future, in this brave new electronic world, a place for us simple, happy and peaceful browsers to gather and enjoy the familiarity of knowing the owners and wrapping ones self in the warm pleasures of the written word amidst the familiar smells of old books, new books and the whispery soft sound of rustling pages? I lament the passing of Landmark just as I lament the passing of Borders, all sacrificial lambs on the altar of Mammon, epitomised by Tech and Web commerce.... Jai Subramaniam any points of view?
Posted on: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 05:41:24 +0000
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