Book Store Offers Paperbacks In Exchange For Used Kindles

A bookstore in Portland, Oregon is running a unique, retro-styled offer – exchange Kindles for books. While e-readers, particularly the Kindle, are fast surpassing the sales of books, the Microcosm Publishing Zine Store is making a brave attempt to get people to revert to reading on good old fashioned paper. So if you are interested in trading your Kindle for a stack of print books, head on in to Microcosm Publishing.

The store writes about its offer:

Do you love print? Do you still read books? Did you get a Kindle for Christmas? Do you want to trade in your soulless faux-literary technology for its worth in good old fashioned books? Well, friends, Microcosm Publishing’s got your back! Beginning RIGHT NOW you can bring in your Christmas Kindle to the Microcosm store in Portland (636 SE 11th) and trade it in for its worth in new or used books and zines! That’s right! Why let fad technology kill print when you can take a stand and fill up your shelves in the process. (Don’t worry, we won’t tell your parents.) And make sure to bring a friend to help you carry all your loot; most of the store’s books are priced in the $2-$6 range so a $139-$189 trade-in you might be carrying your books out in a fleet of wheelbarrows!

Microcosm Publishing

[via Cnet]