The city I live in doesn’t have a bookstore of any type and it’s a city of 70,000+ people. I have to go 25 miles to Half-price Books. I order most of my books online, but still enjoy a good bookstore. I still can’t do E-books at least for recreational reading, they are ok for textbooks and instructional texts, but for all else, I prefer the paper versions.
I live in a metropolitan area of 10 million people. Until a few years ago, there was a Borders bookstore within walking distance of my home and another within easy driving distance. Now, the nearest bookstore, a Barnes and Noble, is six miles away, and if that chain goes under, the nearest bookstore will be 40 miles away. And I'm not the only one who still reads books. These stores are busy, and often crowded.
The demise of bookstores is a travesty. I don't like e-books because they hurt my eyes, and I don't like to order stuff online--you have to wait for your merchandise, and then porch pirates might beat you to it.