Favorite bookstores that I cannot leave without buying something, justifying with "but this is such a great independently owned bookstore, if I don't get anything here today it might close!": 1. WORD (greenpoint) 2. St. Marks Bookstore (st. marks) 3. P.S. Books (dumbo) 4. Skylight Books (los feliz) 5. Borders Mt. Kisco (nostalgic reasons only; not a great bookstore)

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... The American Booksellers Association, which represents independent bookstores, wrote a letter to the Justice Department calling for ... These price wars could not have come at a worse time for small bookstores, since the weakened economy and the rise in e-book ... sales, but he does bring up a good point. Many independent bookstores have become casualties in the war against giant retailers and emerging ...

... idea anyway. That's what free spirits do. Here is a tale of two bookstores. The other day I went into Chapters to drop off a resume. I figured, ... obscure book that I have wanted for a very long time. There is something about used bookstores that are so much more lovable than new ones, I think. They are so inviting. Its not like when you walk into a new bookstore and everything is displayed ...

... English books are expensive in Sweden. There’s also a limited collection of them at most bookstores so after a while you go crazy. But I discovered there are quite a few places to buy books in English in ... English Bookstore in Medborgaplatsen for the same reason. It still leaves a few places to buy bookstores in Stockholm that are new book at cheap prices. HEDENGRENS BOKHANDEL – ...

... . Clay Shirky, new media prognosticator extraordinaire,  turns his attention to bookstores, and his analysis and conclusions hit awfully close to home. Ask the average District ... internet access is for elites”; and people who are “worried about bookstores in and of themselves.” I’ve always seen myself in either the first or the last group, depending on the day. I hate seeing ...