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Tag Archives: closings of independent bookstores

Only the Lonely: Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores in a Vanishing World

April 8, 2015 · by JS Epstein | in Brick & Mortar Bookstores | tagged Allen Ginsberg and Howl, books vs. Kindles, Bookstore logos, bookstore T-shirts, brick and mortar bookstores, City Lights and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights and the Beat Generation, City Lights Books in San Francisco, closings of independent bookstores, Elliott Bay Book Shop in Seattle, independent bookstores, Malaprops's in Asheville, McKay Used Books in Chattanooga, Politics & Prose in Washington, Powell's in Portland, President Obama at Politics & Prose, Skylight Books in Los Angelos, Square Books in Oxford, Strand Book Store in New York, Tall Tales Book Shop in Atlanta, Tattered Cover in Denver, The Last Bookstore in Los Angelos, Third Place Books in Seattle, uniqueness of independent bookstores | 6 Comments

I am a collector of bookstores.  When vacationing, I like to seek out a new or used bookstore in town, to support local business, to add to the growing collection of books by my bedside, and to discover what sets it apart from others. I can sometimes remember years later that I acquired a book at […]

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