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Old Dec 20, 2006, 06:25 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Reading in the Bookstore

I searched and didn't see this topic yet - but if there is one out there that's still open I apologize now ^_^;

Well I was browsing the Tokyopop forums this morning and came across two similar topics on people reading manga in bookstores, and was rather surprised by the negative feedback on it - mainly because I see so many people do it in my local Borders that I just thought it was accepted. You can read through the topics by clicking here and here.
I personally have yet to run across a seriously damaged or dirty book as mentioned in those threads, but then I don't usually read the mainstream titles either ^.^0

So... do you think it's wrong to read manga in the bookstores?
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Old Dec 20, 2006, 08:37 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

No it isn't. But just remember it isn't a library, stores are meant for buying things.
If you're wondering, people read manga in stores in Japan too.
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Yeah there's nothing wrong with reading in a bookstore. I have to read some of the manga in the store because my mom won't let me buy it unless I've read it and she's read it too. If you couldn't read it in the store you might end up somethig that you don't want or something your parent or guardian doesn't want you to read. Besides if books weren't meant to be read there the store would be on the internet instead of having the books within grasp.
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Old Dec 20, 2006, 01:12 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

I love having people on the floor reading them. Give me a reason to step all over them. Maybe even get away with kicking their head againts the bookself. ^^
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Yeah... I always read the first chapter of a Manga if it's a new series... After all, I need to know whether it's worth buying...

All I do object to, though, is people who sit there and read the entire Manga, then walk out the store... If the Manga was so good that you sat their and read the whole thing, why not buy it? I find that annoying, I must admit...
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Old Dec 20, 2006, 01:25 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Question... Would your rather have people with less money support manga scans then going to the bookstore to read?

The owners of the store may kick you out, but other then that I guess you have the right to do such. I never read in the store. I find a manga that has an art style I like and get it, without knowing anything about the plot.
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Well, to answer your question, if they aren't going to buy the Manga either way, then I'm against both.
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Normally the store owner would not appreciate you reading manga because you aren't paying for it,but in Kinokuniya,the people working in the store don't seem to mind because they don't tell anybody off for reading manga.
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

I read in book stores, too, and not just manga. I never read the whole book, but I take my time. The whole time I'm reading, I'm thinking if the book sounds like one I've already read(I don't like similar story lines), and if the art and story are things I like. I'm always very careful not to bend the spine, or tear any pages. I don't bend pages, and if I find some that are already bent, I try to fix it. I have more respect for books than probably anything else.
Sometimes I won't have the money at that time to buy it then and there, but I'll make sure to come back when I do, and get it. I put the title in my mental list, then when I get home, I put it on the one I have in Microsoft Word.
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

....well for me i hate when people read it there cuz when i buy it, its mine right??
but how do you know who did what
and when?
see when you buy stuff its better to buy the ones that are pakaged
i recommend that all manga should be pakaged
if you cannot afford manga then, my bad for being mean but its the way i feel about this
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Re: Reading in the Bookstore

Every one has there own opinions about this. I personally read not just manga but other novels and such and i don't care what people think. Everyone does it and you can't stop that.
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