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0 pointsmirimir7y ago0 comments

> Inter-library loans existed long before the internet.

And used bookstores. I loved those. You could find anything.

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You could find anything, but mostly by chance. Looking for a particular thing was hard.

And, of course, you had to allocate 2-3 hours for the adventure, and traveling there and back again.

Sure, but people spend at least that much time browsing random stuff. Also, many stores did organize their collections, at least somewhat.

When I was ~13, discovering New York City, I found a copy of Fortunes in Formulas for Home, Farm, and Workshop. And an ad in a comic book for a chemical company in Texas that sold fireworks supplies. Years of fun followed.

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