We sold ~30 books at the Bitcoin Block Party in Vancouver and of those, 90%+ were done with Lightning payments. We had no way of accepting debit card/credit card payments on-site for the bookstore and still managed to basically sell out. 

A few observations:

1- Bitcoiners love physical goods. Having a book in hand and being able to put it on a bookshelf still gives off a ton of good vibes. The demise of books seems oversold.

2- People did ask for audio versions of books and etc., so it's still critical to reach people looking for information about Bitcoin in the way that they prefer. 

3- For those curious,  @gladstein's book, Hidden Repression, absolutely killed the game - the bookstore was out of its copies before the first hour was over. 

4- Special props to  @Jeff Booth who sent two signed copies of The Price of Tomorrow - they're in very good hands!

5- People came up and asked me about the writing process behind my book "Would Mao Hold Bitcoin" and I was able to sell and sign all copies I had on hand. The support from people in the Vancouver community and beyond as well as continuing curiosity, remains amazing. 

Onwards! Already looking forward to the next edition of the Bitcoin Bookstore, hopefully coming to a city near you.  

 The demise of books is entirely a boomer thing. Have you ever seen them try to read one? They'll use one book as a social prop for like two whole years and never finish it. 

 Haha it goes back and forth. I see some older people argue that young people only watch videos and brainrot. Fwiw, I've seen ample evidence of both.  

 Paper Books > Digital Books. Always and Forever.