I like it too, but it's not really free. It's $79/year for an Amazon Prime membership.
Hrmm. Thinking of the impulse-buy tabloids in the checkout aisles, I wonder what would happen if they were to put a magazine of substance, a literary magazine or accessible scientific journal of some sort, amidst those tabloids. If one out of every thousand people who bought a tabloid instead opted for the better books, what would be the long-term gain of society?
If I were a dictator, I would require such experiments.
1. It caters to the nearby university by selling text books.
2. It also sells used and rare books. It's not uncommon to see books from the late 1800s/early 1900s on the shelf.
3. It's large and well lit (no chairs though; nor is there a cafe; nor is there free Wifi---it's just shelves and shelves of books).
4. It's in a city known for its wealth (Boca Raton, Fl).
I don't see it going away any time soon, but I do fear what will happen once the original owners are no longer there.
If the new book supply goes away in favor of eBooks, used book stores are in a tough spot.