Tag Archives: Bookstores

Strange Bedfellows

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Steimatzky is Israel’s leading bookseller with at least 160 bookstores and outlets around the country. Founded in 1925, the chain is anything but stuffy. They’ve been known in recent years for a series of clever and entertaining advertising campaigns. Their … Continue reading →

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Operation Book Drop

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

Weller Book Works was founded over 80 years ago in Salt Lake City, Utah as Zion Bookstore. Over the decades the shop, which sells new and used titles, has remained in the Weller family, but has been known as Sam Weller’s … Continue reading →

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Who Will Save Our Books

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Brian D. Butler

I have never read any of his bestselling blockbusters, but I’m now a big fan of author James Patterson for this full-page ad that he placed in the New York Times Book Review. Patterson wants to know “Who will save … Continue reading →

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Replacing Borders, That’s Easy

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Brian D. Butler
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Be A Bookstore Hero

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

Located in the colorful Mission District of San Francisco, Modern Times Bookstore is facing a financial crisis and urgently needs an influx of cash if they are going to survive through the summer. Modern Times is, as the store put … Continue reading →

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Bookstore Tourism

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Brian D. Butler

The following post was written by Larry Portzline, author of Bookstore Tourism: The Book Addict’s Guide To Planning & Promoting Bookstore Road Trips for Bibliophiles & Other Bookshop Junkies. My goal when I started the Bookstore Tourism “movement” was to … Continue reading →

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