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I always have a book or author in mind when I go to a book store. I have walked past the displays anon mentions, but they are 'whats new' advertising so they are flashy and change often.
My complaint is that the types of books I like are given less and less shelf space every year. Romance and children's books have mostly replaced science fiction and fantasy. I guess the stores know what sells and stock it.
Presumably science fiction and fantasy readers are more likely to use e-books and audio-books over paper books and more likely to use online stores over brick and mortar than some other demographics.
It is way harder to share e-books with friends. If you tend to pass books around, you still want paper.
Making friends online who don't live anywhere near you is probably another thing more common among science fiction and fantasy readers than in other genre target audiences.