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Category Archives: Bookstore Tourism
Joy of Books
A big h/t to the clever folks at Type Books in Toronto, Canada for this marvelous little video.
Bookstore Tourism: The Wandering Bookshop
Jean-Jacques Megel-Nuber wanted to open a bookshop, but he also wanted to be free to travel around France. Fortunately he discovered a way to accomplish both goals. Now he visits rural towns and villages in his itinerant bookshop that also … Continue reading
Read and Return
When I travel, I usually pack way too much reading material. However, that never stops me from buying a book (or two) from an airport bookshop or newstand. Now there’s a program for compulsive book buyers like me that allows … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Canada, USA
Tagged Airport terminal, Bookselling
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Logical Unsanity at the 24 Hour Book Shed
Yarran Jenkins owns a successful, traditional antiquarian bookshop in Brisbane, Australia called The Book Merchant Jenkins, but he also operates a shop called the Bardon 24-hour Book Shed. For the past five years, Jenkins has stocked his “pay-what-you-want-or-can” bargain book barn with inexpensive secondhand … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism : Chicago
Chicago’s newest bookstore has recently opened in West Town. And while the launch of an independent bookstore is always cause for celebration, Semicolon Bookstore & Gallery is giving us even more reasons to cheer; it’s the only bookstore owned by … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Chicago, Bookselling, indie bookstores
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Bookstore Tourism: Las Vegas
When I think about bookstore tourism, Las Vegas is not the first place that comes to mind. In fact, the last time that I was in Vegas—about a decade ago—there wasn’t an indie bookshop to be found. That changed in … Continue reading
See Naples and sleep with the books
The Mondadori Bookstore in Naples’ Vomero District has made it possible to spend the night surrounded by thousands of books. Under the name Mooks Bed & Books, the bookshop has installed two beautiful suites, each furnished with antiques and thousands of books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Bookstores, Italy, Mondadori, Naples
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A Bookstore on Wheels
After 25 years as a school teacher, Melanie Moore was ready for a change. She long dreamed of opening her own bookstore , but was put off by the enormous start-up costs involved in launching a bricks and mortar shop. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, Uncategorized, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Cincinnati, Ohio
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