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All Sides with Ann Fisher - 11:00 AM - Buying and Selling Books in the 21st Century
All Sides with Ann Fisher
 
 
 
The popularity of independent bookstores is on the rise. Since 2009, the number of indie bookstores has increased by 20 percent, according to the American Booksellers Association. But it also comes after a period of downturn with the 20-year rise of the mega bookstores. This hour, we discuss the fate of bookstores and the controversy between Amazon and the publishing conglomerate Hachette.

Guests:

Tami Furlong, owner of Fundamentals Parent Teacher Bookstore
Julie Burgess, book seller at The Book Loft
Deborah Leonard, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Booksellers Association
Leslie Kaufman, media reporter for The New York Times
June 23, 2014