/lit/ - Literature

>>21832538
bookstore with only 24 books, and there's a chance the cover will get bent when it falls into the bottom bin
shiggity

>>21832538
vending machines typically don't work in the U.S. because of niggers. This is perfect.

>>21832550
We don't say that word here.

>>21832538
Unironically not a bad idea, but they should all be these Popular Penguins. Looks ridiculous to have those clothbound ones in there. They would need to be cheap too, which is probably never happening.

>>21832601
>unironically

>>21832538
It is a good idea until it is filled with faggot-tier trash. It is with absolute certainty that I say nothing good will be dispensed from such a contraption.

>>21832624
What would you put in your book vending machine?

>>21832629
ur mom lol XD

>>21832538
the only real book there I see is 1984. I can't tell what those clothbound books are but hardcover books like those don't belong in a vending machine.

>>21832642
she's dead tho

>>21832629
all of these to be ironic

>>21832629
I would put into it whatever would sell for the market. I wouldnt fuck myself financially to make a point about quality.
If its in some black neighborhood, Id put lists of lawyers and books and arrest and rights.
If it was in a mall, I'd but NOW ON TV shit like ASOIAF, Dune, LOTR and then a bunch of manga.
The only setting where legitimate works could be possibly sold would be a college or school. There I would put Fountainhead, Life for sale, 1984, Brave new World, probably a book on finance and some manga shit.

The reason that it makes business sense to just stock what will sell, is exactly why it wont be worth going to.

>>21832597
Thx officer

>>21832597

>>21832546
>and there's a chance the cover will get bent when it falls into the bottom bin
No, there's a small elevator that brings the bin to the level of the book, drops it inside and then brings it down. I've seen these machines woth normal candyass products

>>21832601
Yeah, marketing execs missed out on taking the good idea to its conclusion. Uniform look would make the thing catch the eye a lot more, and considering the book gets dropped from like 3 feet up, I'd feel a lot better if it's a little all-paper book I paid 3 bucks for, rather than a big-ass brick that costs 15 bucks.

>>21832597
What word? "U.S."?

>>21832550
For some reason I doubt they'll be interested in this one

>>21832538
>2 (TWO) Richard Osman books

>>21832597
Why are you so niggardly with what words we do and don't say?

>>21832538
No. Never. The proposition is absurd and if you yield to this crass commodification of literature, you may as well go suck a woman's penis.

Who put the shit quality hardcovers on the top shelf

>>21832538
It’s going to bump and crease the book when it falls. Idiotic design. I bet the japs have solved this problem already too making it even more retarded.

>>21832597
Nigger

>>21833373
lol wut, it’s airport fiction, not the Divine Comedy.

>>21832538
>he couldn't find a good book to read
Ironic considering I don't see any in that machine.

>>21832538
On paper, it's not a bad idea. The smaller selection may push someone to read something he wouldn't have read otherwise, and discover a new talented author. But considering all authors lately have been iredeemably shit the idea falls down.

>>21832538
we’ve had these for years and the books are the correct size

it’s true that there is rarely anything i’m interested in, because the collection is so small. but on the other hand i check them regularly when i walk by one so it gets much more traffic than a normal book store.

Perfectly fine idea. The less I have to interact with other humans while buying something, the better. Course, it's moot, because I just order everything online.

>>21833514
>actually standardized editions and covers
I can get behind that shit rather than publishers filling vending machines with books that were on their way to a landfill.

oh yes I want my book to be dropped from two meters right after I pay for it

>>21833534
kek

>>21832546
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>>21833538
Do 4channlers really not go outside? Modern vending machines haven't just dropped shit for over a decade it gets picked up and gently placed at the exit so you can open your bottle of coke without it exploding.

>>21833541
none of these 3 posted so far is this modern type you are talking about

>>21832538
In my country they usually just have shelves or tables with a box beside them to put money in. Why do you need a machine to hand you a book? To avoid stickers with the price?

>>21833530
they’re cheap but stirdy enough with fake leather covers, and small enough to fit in your back pocket.
(no i haven’t read this one)

>>21833541
>>21833546
these vending machines just drop it, but i don’t understand why everyone is so upset at that, these books can take it no problem. maybe not the penguin ones

>>21833546
That's where you're wrong, bub

>>21833560
your country must be a nice place to live if you ask this

>>21832538
i would rather buy from one of these

>>21833541
Admittedly, i have probably not used a vending machine in more like 20 years at this point.

>>21833587
I didn't think pocket books would make such an appropriate comeback. Easily my favorite format for travel and innawoods, although mass market paperback pulp is gentler on the old o-ring. I wiped my ass across the country while reading through a Chriton novel and shedding weight along the way.

>>21833541
The machines that drop are still much more widespread for the simple reason that they are cheaper to purchase and maintain, and can take more abuse from Seasoning Americans who would rather get their sodie pop for free.

>>21832601
This is true. Also, they should select smaller books, like more novella size. Something that can be finished in a couple days of commuting. And more Wodehouse.

>>21833541
I don't buy nor consume slop poisonfood from vending machines, no.

>>21832538
Only if it was full of based and redpilled books

>>21832538
Only if they were cheap and disposable.
These vending machines should be put in non-places (airports, trains stations, etc.)

It'd be the only vending machine that wouldn't need a cage on it lol

It's a great idea but not too viable with so many negros about, they'll steal anything (they don't even read what they steal). Also the options will all be shit. But the idea of a book vending machine is an interesting one and they're ideal in airports and potentially hotels.

>>21832652
>she's dead tho
Kidnapped, giving location hints on her concert tshirts, again hi to 12er martin

>>21833514
>>21833530
>>21833587
Very cool.

>>21833587
>buy count of monte cristo
>on the top row
>book falls, splits in half

nice

Maybe, but not a penguin book since they want to fuck with the internet archive. I'd rather pirate those assholes.

>>21832649
I wonder what the sold out one was.

>>21833349
Nothing wrong with your good old fashioned English murder mystery

>>21832538
Unironically a great idea. If they put these outside of airport gates then they would be more lucrative than the airport itself. I’d definitely buy books from a vending machine