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Sam Fisher

A Soon to be Brick & Mortar owner

July 13, 2010 by Sam Fisher

Five years ago I decided I wanted to own a used bookstore.  Four years ago, I decided it should be both online and “brick and mortar.”  Three and a half years ago I purchased my domain name (and have renewed it twice with still nothing worth mentioning on the site.)  Two years ago I registered my business name … Read more

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