bookseller
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The number of independent shops opened in the last decade marks a stunning turnaround from the early Amazon years, when the online bookseller put an estimated 43% of stores out of business.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
The bookish space, says Rebecca, 44, a bookseller, “isn’t perfectly aligned on everything. We don’t all like the same authors or even the same genres. I don’t think anyone expects that.”
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026
In an emailed statement, he said the bookseller does not sell AI books, “as far as we are aware.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
It is opening new stores at a near-record pace, enabling the bookseller to spread its fixed costs—such as warehouses—across a larger footprint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
The bookseller said it’s in two parts, and this is the first.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
After this month's raids, security chief Chris Tang said booksellers must ensure the items they sell "do not endanger national security".
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
"Life seems normal here, but it isn't really," said Karim Al-Aqabi, 65, as he strolled with two friends down Al-Mutanabi Street, famous for its booksellers and performers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
This last weekend, Rare Books L.A. transformed Union Station’s historic ticket hall into a bustling biblio-bazaar, drawing more than 50 antiquarian booksellers and collectors from across the country.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
They needed the expertise of booksellers with a reputation for good judgement and efficiency.
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2024
The rest of the neighborhood—bakers, fletchers, candle-makers, booksellers, builders, painters, other historians—would have to pretend they had never been friends with him in the first place.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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