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National Read a Book Day

Posted on September 6, 2018August 14, 2019by Bev Scott
National Read a Book Day

Today is “National Read a Book Day.” Read for pleasure and relish the written word. Most of us are busy working, looking at our phones, exercising, watching our usual TV programs.  We put off reading until vacation or “when I have time.” Many of us have a stack of books beside our bed but we […]

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The Bookstore, Independent and Doing Well

Posted on April 28, 2017March 4, 2020by Bev Scott

Where do you buy your books?  Your local independent bookstore?  Or online? You may have heard that bookstores are going away. But that is not true. They are growing and expanding. They actually increased more than 20% between 2009 and 2014. The American Booksellers Association reports an increase of 8% a year. Among other reasons, this growth has been […]

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