When Andy Hunter started Bookshop in 2020, his goal was to build an online bookstore that served as an indie alternative to Amazon. Five years later, more than 2,200 independent bookstores sell ...

Gainesville is home to four independent bookstores, each offering its own unique atmosphere and collection of books. From well-loved books to carefully curated shelves, these bookstores create an ...

Both chain and independent bookstores are seeing a boom in visitors, as young people crave "third spaces" and show off their books on social media Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant ...

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Keeping a bookstore alive in the digital era takes spine. In the past few years, as readers’ infatuation with Amazon has faded and independent booksellers fight their way off the endangered ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground ... paid for by those who can afford it. The store’s owners, Ahmed and Mahmoud Muna, have been detained ...

Allison K. Hill, the American Booksellers Association’s CEO, sees this positive response to adversity as one of the strengths of independent bookstores. So on one recent afternoon, Friday ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground ... have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners ...

The bookstore will also include tea, coffee and baked goods. Freeman, the store's sole owner, is a voracious reader who finds no greater joy than "putting the right book in the right hands." " ...