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For sure. Its probably worse here in Det, because our population is so much less that LA. There is one really awesome specialty book store near my place that sells art book and graphic novels and the like, but besides that, there is basically B & N (which is sad, because Borders was a Michigan company many people here were proud of). The days of the large independent book store are certainly behind us, but even going into B & N and browsing has some appeal to me, just with the ambiance of being around so many books. I'll never give up entirely on Amazon, because so much of what I buy is stuff you could never find in any typical brick and mortar store.
My dad owns the last small edition commercial book bindery left in the entire midwest, so I've always had a special spot in my heart for books, partly because my family eating dinner depended on them growing up! (Here's some of his work. I'm biased, but I think its pretty awesome. http://bessenberg.com/products). I appreciate what the Kindle is and does, but I love books as a thing, not just as a conduit for information. Therefore, I hope they never get totally displaced.
Dude, you are near King's books! http://www.rarebooklink.com/cgi-bin/kingbooks/index.html They give Powells a run for their money.