bookseller
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booksellers
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But what is the reality of life as a small bookseller, competing with Amazon, finding new customers, and actually trying to make a profit?
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Increasing raids have not only targeted explicitly political shops, according to a bookseller who asked not to be identified because of possible repercussions.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
Daunt told The Times that the wave of backlash is based on misinterpretations of what he said, and that only a “highly edited version” of what the bookseller “actually said” had been aired.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The bookseller was right; the words were dangerous, every one of them.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
“And booksellers are going to want first editions or signed books. They want very special books.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Today the street’s well-preserved Western and Victorian buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries blend with contemporary storefronts occupied by booksellers, coffee shops, restaurants and galleries, many locally owned.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Using sticky notes, booksellers had shared reflections on books they had read or highlighted passages they found particularly meaningful.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
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
She chatted with booksellers and told them Immie’s name.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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