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To go directly to Indie GoGO to donate money to help get indie bookstore Monte Crisco up and running: http://www.indiegogo.com/montecristobookshop With major changes to the entire industry leaving the concept of a bookstore, period, on shaky ground, opening an independent bookshop during these uncertain economic times sounds like savings suicide. Yet, this is exactly what a … Read more
by Jas Faulkner Tucked away in a strip mall at an upscale shopping area in West Nashville, Parnassus Books looks like a throwback to an earlier era. It is a book store that actually sells books. The walls are covered from floor to ceiling with shelves full of them. Long tables are covered with current … Read more
Sometimes the urge comes on me, and I desperately need to be among old volumes. The scent of fine aged paper, unopened boxes of new acquisitions, rows of superior bindings and dust jackets, ordinary reading copies that will be passed along to some other biblio, is essential to my mental health. The spot I rush … Read more
In a time when people must sacrifice much to afford a medical, dental, allied health, or veterinary education, there are still ways to save money and practice smart consumption. One way that you can manage the cost of a post-secondary education is through smart purchases of health textbooks at a health bookstore. Elsevier Health Bookstore … Read more
Washington NC is a sleepy town of 10,112, unless someone died or was born since we visited. It was deserted when we arrived, but it was 100 degrees in the shade and maybe most humans preferred to survive and declined strolling outdoors. Self titled “The Heart of the Inner Banks,” it’s bisected by the waters … Read more
a guest post by Peter Shaw of Aberdeen Books and Crafts All my life I have been besotted by, enchanted by, enthralled by books. As a small child, I well remember the thrilling smell of fresh ink, the texture, the excitement of any new book I was given for a Christmas or birthday present. For … Read more
The very first mystery bookstore I entered was Whodunit? in Philadelphia PA. I was a teen with my mom, and deliberately looked up and found this particular store because I had a couple of books I wanted to sell and they said they bought books in exchange for credit. I was enthralled upon entering. I … Read more
My name is Janet Geddis, and I am proud to be an independent bookseller. I started my journey over three years ago and, despite some unbelievable downs and even more miraculous ups, I am soon expanding my business. Since 2009, Avid Bookshop has been an online and events-based bookselling business, but this summer we’re moving … Read more
