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Operating a used bookshop is a charming idea that many daydream about. Here”s your chance to fulfill that daydream, even if it’s only for a week or so. You can rent out an AirBnB in Scotland and as a perk, you can assist with managing their little used bookshop – what a splendid idea! From […]Read More
My family and I spent some time in Krakow, Poland in 2017 and boy, did we enjoy it. A walker’s city, full of parks, a gorgeous river, rich history and a stunning castle. What more could a visitor want – how about one of the coolest bookstores to be found in any city. Massolit Books […]Read More
We’ll be heading to Paris in a few weeks and one of the top things to do on our list is to visit some English bookshops. We love used bookstores and always try and find one in every city we visit. Our first visit to Paris was seven years ago and the city had us […]Read More
– from Shelf-Awareness Raleigh’s Brewery Bhavana: ‘Flowers, Books, Beer & Dim Sum’ Brewery Bhavana, a restaurant in downtown Raleigh offering craft beer and dim sum, plus a flower shop and bookstore, opened last Wednesday, the News & Observer reported, noting that the bookshop and floral shop inside will initially operate according to restaurant’s evening schedule, […]Read More
I admit that there are occasions when I wonder if my business associates and I are delusional about opening a bookstore. Fortunately, those doubts are often put to rest when I read stories like this one: “Indie Booksellers: ‘Indispensible Players in Community Life.’” There are so many great quotes in this article that remind me […]Read More
You might think that a hundred year old bookshop that has recently experienced 20% annual declines in sales would consider packing it in. With the tremendous acceleration in the growth of e-book sales, are most old established bookshops in peril? Instead of rolling over and playing dead, the venerable Foyle’s is moving into a beautiful new […]Read More
Curling up with a good book seems to be a term from the past. Now it’s relax with a tablet or sit at my desk and read my computer. Those terms just don’t sound as cozy, do they? It’s true, the digital age has waged a war on those of us who keep their current […]Read More
by Nissa Khan Montreal lost a treasure when Nicholas Hoare closed its doors in 2012. A towering oasis tucked away in Westmount, the bookstore was a marker for independent English Language shops that housed everything from Classic and contemporary fiction to literary magazines, travel books, art tomes, children’s literature and an exceptional selection of music. […]Read More
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