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Northshore October 2025
The undulating spines of a row of books, the papery smell of unturned pages, the velvety feel of a new book cover. For even a casual reader, a bookstore is an alluring place. For a bibliophile, it is something close to magic. Perhaps 10 years ago, the small local book shop seemed an endangered species, with big box stores, online retailers, and e-books threatening to take over. Independent booksellers proved resilient, however, and today, sales are growing: At the end of 2017, sales in independent bookstores were up 2.6 percent compared to the previous year, while sales in the book industry as a whole were down 3.7 percent. “It defini
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