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danr
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The Bookstore Item
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Jul 1 19:00 UTC 1994 |
This is the item to talk about your favorite bookstore, news about
bookstores, and whatever else about bookstores.
And, because I just went around and invited a number of Ann Arbor book-
sellers to join Grex, this is the place to tell us all about your
bookstore.
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brenda
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response 1 of 67:
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Jul 1 20:14 UTC 1994 |
There is a bookstore in Athens, Ohio called "the Story Shoppe". They
carry used and rare books. The owners regularly travel to bookshows, etc,
and find many new books. They have lots of books that you can't find anywhere
else, and the husband is well versed in almost every topic. If he doesn't
carry a particular book, he may be able to find it for you, or point you
toward someone who can.
btw- If anyone does stop in there, please tell them I said "hi" :)
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md
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response 2 of 67:
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Jul 1 20:32 UTC 1994 |
I understand Barnes and Noble bought the bowling alley on
Northwestern Highway just south of Orchard Lake Road, and
will be opening a Borderesque megastore in it soon. It will
put the other little bookstores in West Bloomfield and
Farmington right out of business. I hope Book People on
Orchard Lake just north of Maple will survive somehow.
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omni
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response 3 of 67:
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Jul 1 21:19 UTC 1994 |
I like Dawn Treader on Liberty. Good selection, nothing overpriced, and
they STILL DON'T HAVE FREAKY DEAKY, dammit. (oops.)
A book has to really excite me before I'll spend 20 plus bucks for it.
Last one I bought was _The world is my home_ by James A. Michener. I'm
on page 6.
I bought a McMurtry and a Henry Miller today at DT.
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kentn
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response 4 of 67:
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Jul 1 22:49 UTC 1994 |
The Dawn Treader on S. University is also pretty neat (the two stores
overlap, but also have specialties). Dawn Treader is a used bookstore,
BTW.
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mwarner
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response 5 of 67:
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Jul 2 01:07 UTC 1994 |
I have an interest in antiquarian books. There is a pamphlet out listing
something like 18 Ann Arbor antiquarian book dealers. Most have somewhat
unusual hours, selections that are the antithesis of best seller
collections (you can find some odd, odd reads), and very distinctive
locations. You wouldn't know some of these people were in business unless
you specifically went looking for them, but a couple I have visited have
inventories to rival any mainstream bookstore, or almost.
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mwarner
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response 6 of 67:
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Jul 2 01:12 UTC 1994 |
What's going on with the new Borders? I've been away, and so don't know
if or when the opening happen s/ed. I peeked in the window a few weeks
ago and have to admit I was underwhelmed. It looked like a department
store with a fresh coat of paint. But who knows? It may be O.K.
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wjj
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response 7 of 67:
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Jul 2 02:47 UTC 1994 |
If you ever make it to Denver, check out the Tattered Cover Bookstore...
it is (or was at one point) the largest privately owned (i.e. not part of a
chain) bookstore in the country...it's in a four-story converted warehouse
and there are plenty of comfy chairs to plop down in and read a book.
They have something like 150,000 titles in stock.
On another note: is it true that Ann Arbor has the most bookstores per capita
of any city in the U.S.?
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kentn
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Jul 2 05:30 UTC 1994 |
Heh. Wouldn't surprise me. Every time I walk down some downtown street
I haven't been down before, I find a used or new book shop. As someone
mentioned, they're in some incredibly old/unique sites.
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