Is it the End of the Brick & Mortar Used Bookstore?
I have been giving this a great deal of thought lately. Is the internet putting an end to the mom and pop used bookstores? When I started my store up five years ago this never entered my mind. I just assumed that people love books and in turn loved bookstores. I went even further in my thought process and assumed that people who love books would love a used bookstore. So, in all my newness I started a little used bookstore. The store was little, but the dreams were BIG! So, with my dream, a few dollars and some unused space in my house I started a used bookstore. Now, a little background might be in order here. Just to give you a feel for the place I live in. We live in a pretty small area. If you compare it to Seattle or New York; we would be a few city blocks. Most of our population lives in the outlying towns and little subdivisions. For most of my growing up years we had local mom and pop bookstores. We had several used bookstores and a couple new bookstores. This was the “normal”
