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Laredo, Texas, set to become the largest U.S. city without a bookstore
It’s all demographics: only 1 in 5 adults has a college degree, and nearly a third of Laredo’s population lives below the poverty line. Books unfortunately are purchased by people with lots of disposable income.
It’s still sad news, though. The city I live in is just a hair larger than Laredo, but we have a Barnes & Noble, a Waldenbooks, a Joseph-Beth Booksellers (a regional chain with stores as big as Barnes & Noble), and the Morris books shop (a fantastic local indie store), Half Price Books, Black Swan (a dealer in local books, rare books, and first editions), and two or three more small used-book stores. That’s eight stores I can think of immediately. But then, Lexington has a flagship state university and a remarkably well-educated population.
Laredo needs a smart entrepreneur to take advantage of this situation. Surely Laredo’s residents could warm up to the idea of a new book/used book hybrid — especially if it was heavily involved in the community.
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A clean well-lighted place for books
A set of notes detailing some different approaches for bookstores to take as we embark on our wild and woolly journey into our 21st-century media landscape. A few ideas: creating something more akin to a library and cafe, or perhaps shelving books according to publisher — accompanied by stronger branding by publishers, resulting in each publisher creating more of an identity by the types of books it publishes. (via The Millions)
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Libraria da Vila bookstore, Sao Paolo
Libraria da Vila bookstore, Sao Paolo
Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice
Libreria Acqua Alta, Venice
Two different ways to design a bookstore
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Jonathan Lethem runs a used bookstore
The store, Red Gap, is located in Blue Hill, Maine. It’s also supposed to serve really good coffee. Not that I’m the least bit jealous or anything that one of my favorite authors has appropriated my dream of bookstore ownership. Oh well. (via Maud Newton)
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this is how I want to camp.
sweethomestyle:Camping (via redmann)
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“These Machines Kill Fascists” designed by You and Me, The Royal We
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ADA ad designed by Jeseok Yi
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where do I get trunks like that??
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