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Mo June 6 -

BOOKish -

*Some retailers are wondering about the fate of a cultural institution: the old-fashioned bookstore browser who picks and pokes and doesn't care about the critics or Oprah or the best-seller charts.

"I think people are less likely to just look around than they were five years ago," says Margaret Maupin, a buyer for The Tattered Cover in Denver.

Booksellers and publishers agree that an accelerated society can't help affecting an industry known for taking its time.*

+ If you have a spare moment.

Excerpted from:
:: The Future of Browsing ::
-- By Hillel Italie, AP/Yahoo --

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