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Bookstore
Strong summer sales help these family-owned bookstores get through the slow season
Aug 16, 2024
Joanna Reese funds her Maine shops on a shoestring. "[We do] as much as we can ourselves," she says, "to save on costs."
In the Bronx, a bookstore on wheels is parking it at a new spot as the business expands
by
Sarah Leeson
Jul 28, 2023
Come October, Latanya DeVaughn, owner of mobile bookstore Bronx Bound Books, anticipates author events and a permanent spot at the mall.
Two booksellers searching for used books and a storefront
by
Anais Amin
Aug 10, 2022
"We actually love the physical retail experience," says Chris Capizzi, who co-owns A Good Used Book with his wife, Jenny Yang.
A mobile bookstore in the Bronx “is where my heart is”
by
Anais Amin
Apr 13, 2022
Storefront prices were too high, so Latanya DeVaughn of Bronx Bound Books used savings, a grant and a bus to realize her dream.
How one bookseller arrived at its next chapter
by
Anais Amin
and Marketplace Staff
Nov 3, 2021
The co-owners of “A Good Used Book” in Los Angeles, California, are back in their retail space and looking ahead to the future.
New Orleans bookstore owner has holiday ordering, and supply chains, on their mind
by
Sean McHenry
Oct 11, 2021
Candice Huber, owner of Tubby & Coo's, is concerned about printing delays and hoping customers order soon for the holidays.
A Los Angeles bookstore owner on reinventing her small business during the pandemic
Oct 12, 2020
Celene Navarrete had to close her shop doors in March and is now growing her online store and attending virtual book fairs.
For public good, not for profit.
France's indie bookstores thrive in the age of Amazon
by
Emma Jacobs
Jan 28, 2016
Big retailers can't charge significantly less for a title than a bookseller
Lewis and Clark treasure hidden in Powell's bookstore
Jan 25, 2016
Encased in bubble wrap, a two-volume set of the 1814 Lewis and Clark journals
Adapting to a changing neighborhood: Book Show
by
Jenny Ament
Dec 5, 2014
Book Show's odd, unknown, fringe, and quirky collection finds a home.