What's your favorite brick-and-mortar store?
I'm a hardware guy. I love to walk the aisles of Home Depot. I love Elliott Bay, a bookstore in Seattle. I like Powell's in Portland, Oregon -- an unbelievably great bookstore. One of the cool things they do is mix new and used books on the shelf right next to each other. The same title.
What do you like about those places that isn't available online?
I'm an extrovert. I like seeing other people. I like seeing what they're buying. I like touching things. I like smelling things.
The physical world is still the best medium ever invented. It's a great way to do things. (laughing) It does have a few unfortunate limitations. (laughing)
We're a gregarious species. The Internet changes a lot of stuff. But one very important thing it does not change is human nature.
Contact Jeff Bezos by email (jeff@amazon.com).
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