In Gainesville, FL, 20-year-old Books, Inc. announced that it will
be closing its doors at the beginning of 2012. I tried to find a website for this store to no avail (insert insensitive commentary here). In a similar vein, 15-year-old Sweet Briar used bookstore in Davis, CA will be closing permanently on Christmas Eve of this year. Again, no website.
RiverRun, an indie bookstore in New Hampshire (photo left is from the website), is now asking for donations from its patrons and community members in order to stay in business. According to the website, the bookstore needs to raise more than $100,000 by November 30th in order to eliminate their debt and rebuild relationships with publishers. The owner said today that more than $55,000 has already been raised. Interested parties can donate through the website.
