Looks like a great way to buy a bestseller from Amazon without having to wait for shipping.  But it&#x27;s not going to appeal much to the kind of people who are willing to spend hours wandering the aisles of a real bookstore.  One of the things that makes me a very happy Portlander is that Powell&#x27;s City of Books (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;powells.com" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;powells.com</a>) is always <i>crowded</i> with blissed-out bibliophiles perusing the million-plus new+used volumes.<p>But I could be all wrong.  I don&#x27;t understand the business of books at all, because I would think that a store like Powell&#x27;s would flourish in other literate locations (e.g., Minneapolis &#x2F; St Paul), and yet it remains sadly unique in the U.S.