Comments on: In Today’s Society, Noodles Outsell Books

By: Noodles, et al Win Olsson’s Fight « district, schmistrict

Noodles, et al Win Olsson’s Fight « district, schmistrict — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:12:09 +0000

[...] point. The five remaining shops in the Washington area shuttered this week, seemingly for good. I wrote previously about the decades-old local independent book franchise filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as well as [...]

By: Daniel

Daniel — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:46:33 +0000

So sad. Continues with my least favorite trend in this country, the lack of reading.

It’s scary when you meet people who literally (haha!) haven’t read anything other than magazines and websites in more than a year. I feel so sad for the kids since they will live in a world where everything is already pre-imagined for them and they will not have to use their own imagination to come up with how stories will look like.

By: Tristan Kraack

Tristan Kraack — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:01:35 +0000

Thank for the article, be excellent article.

By: Gil

Gil — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:03:17 +0000

Yes, it is sad. That was truly a nice location and I went to a few notable book signings and talks there when I lived in the DC area. I also remember the location above Metro Center that was replaced with a Bank :(.

I also visited a store called “Chapters” while there, but don’t know if they are still in business.

By: Katie

Katie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:52:56 +0000

Thanks, Kristen! I like Capitol Books too and bought a super-cheap copy of Travels with Charley there. I love how the “foreign language section” shares space with the bathroom. Weird, but a little awesome too.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:51:13 +0000

make that capitol HILL books – whoops! haha, i dont read the sign, i just read the books.

http://capitolhillbooks-dc.com/chbooksdc/

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:48:03 +0000

what a sad state of affairs! my personal favorite dc bookstore is capitol books, located right next to eastern market. it’s a quirky little secondhand store with books literally piled floor to ceiling. i once bought an old paperback of In Cold Blood there for $3 – only to find out later it was a first edition! occasionally they have discussions and wine and cheese tastings. i will be a sad woman on the day that store closes to make way for noodles.

sad book stories aside, im loving the blog!