All in the small print

I've read that tachi-yomi is often frowned upon by bookshops and magazine stores. The Japanese in particular seem to have a powerful urge to read whilst standing.

http://1000thingsaboutjapan.blogspot.jp/2010/09/will-miss-231-tachiyomi.html?m=1

Here I caught a few in the act at the book section at Yodobashi Camera (which sells a whole lot more than cameras) in Akihabara.