indie bookstores

It’s no secret that independent bookstores are faring poorly. In England, their ranks have been thinned from 1,535 in 2005 to under a thousand just last year, a fall that many store owners attribute to the rise of e-sellers like Amazon.

It’s no secret that independent bookstores are faring poorly. In England, their ranks have been thinned from 1,535 in 2005 to under a thousand just last year, a fall that many store owners attribute to the rise of e-sellers like Amazon.