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Written by http://columbiacitypaper.com/News-Commentary/Commentary/Goodbye-local-bookstores.html
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 12:16 |
From the Columbia City Paper:
The Happy Bookseller will be gone forever in a few more weeks. On a community level, we suffer the loss of yet another irreplaceable local business. But, the real blow comes to Columbia’s literary landscape. From academia to beach read betties, all of us, even down to the little kids who loved to come get lost in the oversized children’s section on the weekends, have all been affected by the news of the store’s closing.
The closing is particularly sad for the booksellers, both past and present. The Happy Bookseller was this writer’s meal ticket throughout college and kept my light bill paid during the formative early years of this newspaper. But, it was always way more than a paycheck to me. Some days it was family, a kinship with book folk on both sides of the counter. On other days, to me, it represented the last line of defense in an ideological war against an increasingly homogenized trade book market...read full article
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Written by Authors Round the South
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Friday, 10 October 2008 11:49 |
From The Island Reporter
The Island Book Nook will reopen in mid-October under new ownership.
The new owners, Melanie and Jan Wiford, hail from Ohio and are relocating to the Fort Myers area at the end of the month. They plan to operate the book store in the same fashion as the former owner, Joan Simonds. The store has been closed since the unexpected death of Simonds.
“We look forward to reviving and carrying on the icon that Joan built,” Melanie Wiford said.
Mary Gayle Skinner will serve as store manager. The business will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is located in the Hungry Heron Plaza at 2330 Palm Ridge Road, Suite #11. The main theme of the nook is to buy and sell used paperback books...
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Written by Authors Round the South
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 14:29 |
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Adelaide Trigg, former owner of The Haunted Book Shop in Mobile, Alabama, passed away at her home on September 29 after a lengthy illness. A memorial mass will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at noon at St. Mary Catholic Church in Mobile. |
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Written by Authors Round the South
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 12:30 |
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Activities included in the Read-a-thon October 17-18 include bedtime story (Rachel Glazer), midnight snack, and morning stretch. Authors appearing include Mack Abbot, Malcolm R. Campbell on Friday. Saturday in order of appearance are bookbinder Raymond Cagle (bring your old/damaged books for repair), authors Gordon Sawyer, Susan May, Mack Abbott, Debbie Clark and Jenna Maclaine. Native American performer Barry Bailey will provide some afternoon reading background music. Gail Hogan and Molly Glazer will hold youngsters captive during the children’s storytime hour. The complete schedule/times should be posted by the end of this weekend at www.hallbookexchange.com and www.myspace.com/hallbookexchange .
Please call 770-532-6693 10am-6pm Monday-Saturday to schedule your time to read. You can pick up a pledge sheet at Hall Book Exchange. Remember…we are asking for $10 per hour minimum pledge per reader when you sign up by October 16th. October 17-18 there will be $25 per person donation to participate. Click on the link to read more about the Gainesville/Hall County Alliance for Literacy.
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Written by Authors Round the South
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 00:00 |
via The Shenandoah News Leader
Despite two bookstores leaving the Staunton area, Ron Ramsey felt the timing was right for opening his new bookstore at the corner of West Beverley Street and North Central Avenue.
"It largely came from watching the other bookstores close," he says. "I grew up going to The Bookstack and with Books-A-Million leaving, I just thought we need to have a bookstore downtown."
Bookworks opened Wednesday and Ramsey says he tries to carry a wide variety of new releases as well as classics...read full story
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