For readers, e-books have meant a transformation not just of the reading experience, but of the book-buying tradition of strolling aisles, perusing covers and being able to hold books in their hands.

对读者而言，电子书的出现不仅仅意味着阅读方式的转变，同时改变的还有买书的习惯，那些在书架间流连，扫视一本本书籍封面，以及将书捧在手中的日子。

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You may end up buying their book on the way out, but soon afterwards, it is much like fast food, and you get a nameless sense that you've been cheated.

你可能会在出去的路上买他们的书，但它就像快餐一样，你很快就会有一种莫名其妙的感觉，觉得自己被骗了。

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Studying instead of watching TV will help you to get better exam results, while saving five yuan instead of buying an ice cream means you can buy a new book.

学习而不是看电视将帮助你获得更好的考试成绩，而节省五元钱而非买一个冰激凌意味着你可以买一本新书。

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It is to outwit the online businesses that the new-style megastores are trying to turn book-buying into a rather nicer experience.

ECONOMIST: The book trade

What most readers (and observers) do know is that Amazon and Kindle are the best book-buying and one of the best (if not the best) book-reading experience.

FORBES: Connect

Kaplan expresses significant reservations about taking part in what is essentially a laundering operation aimed at deceiving the book-buying public into believing a title is more in-demand than it is.

FORBES: Here's How You Buy Your Way Onto The New York Times Bestsellers List