I remember some great tech bookshops of yore. Computer Literacy [0] for one. Seattle has Ada's Technical Books [1].

If I buy a new book I want to buy it from such an independent shop - ideally when an author gives a talk and I can get it signed.

[0]: https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[1]: https://adasbooks.com/