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23 Aug

Poignant Coming-of-Age Tale Illuminates the Wonders of the Sea

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23 Aug

On Koen's Demise: A Bookseller Shares His Thoughts

By Kenny Brechner of Devaney Doak & Garrett Booksellers

The business practices that made so many profitable independent bookstores love Koen Book Distributors are not, I emphatically believe, related to Koen's demise. These business practices were excellent, and it is vitally important to the northeastern independent bookselling community that they find a new home.

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23 Aug

Anderson's Bookshops Going Strong for Six Generations

What is the secret to running several independent family businesses for 130 years? The Andersons of Naperville, Illinois, would be the ones to ask: The sixth generation of Andersons now runs the original family business, Oswald's Pharmacy, and three bookselling enterprises.

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23 Aug

Secret Gardens: The Persistence of the Printed Word

By Jay Hochstedt of Changing Hands Bookstore

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