Is this still a trend? I feel like we need an update.

There's always going to be some schmuck out there buying brand new books at the listed prices who don't know any better. I haven't bought a new book in ages. My local library has monthly book sales and they are discounted 80 to 90%.

I really want to support my local bookstores but I read a lot in English and I very rarely can find the books I want to read available there. Only online and often even from international websites. I'm all for supporting bookshops, specially the smaller ones, I would just hope, at least in my country, that they would have a wider collection. Of course I can't expect them to cater to my needs specifically. I still try to go there first to check before buying online. And I never EVER use amazon. Terrible company, don't buy from them.