For Swedes...

...who like books: a very good blog entry.

Sorry, I do not normally link to other people (I assume that you are all good individuals who reads whatever you like/interests you, but this was rather 'spot on'. Basically, it disapproves of the development of the book stores in recent years: removing anything 'obscure' (e.g. reference works, poetry, history, etc.) and basically only doing product placing of 'popular literature' - and no, there's nothing wrong with pop culture (I'm a big fan!), but there must also be room for more 'narrow literature' as well! (And no, being able to buy it online is not an equal alternative.) So, no more buying from big chains!

And if you happen to live in/visit Stockholm, then I recommend the antiquarian book stores: Rönnell's and Mats Rehnström's (only open on Thursdays), or, in Uppsala: Röda rummet or Redins. They have everything! (But yes, I guess I contradict myself a bit, since all of them also have gone online.)