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Maybe the library but the book store...well not if you are then taking home only what you purchase from Amazon instead of the place you just comfortably browsed inventory. I find it hard to understand the logic of using a place of business in order to take advantage and not purchase from them. People justify it in many ways but none of those justifications stands up to examination.

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Right, I remember reading about bookstores that were kicking people out who were scanning ISBN barcodes to buy the same book on Amazon for cheaper (to their cost. Shipping costs adds up but not on the end-user)

There's nothing to justify. They let you freely browse their inventory, and you browsed the inventory.

With the expectation that if you like their inventory, you'll pay for the convenience and service in store. If you receive a benefit from that convenience and service, there's no way to contribute to the existence of the store outside of purchasing their product (I suppose you could donate straight to the owner, but that's messy).

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