This Minneapolis book store is for sale. I can't remember the name of the neighborhood; I'll mention it as soon as I go through my other pictures (I took a picture of a sign with the name of the place). Unless Dan recognizes it, of course.
This place looks destined to fail, regardless. Used book stores are charming, and I love wandering through them, but they're totally dependent on what people throw back. I'm no economist, but I suspect this store represents the norm: irrelevant encyclopedias, third-string paperbacks from the 1970s and '80s, uncorrected proofs, and the occasional last-season hardback. Occasionally, for a collector, there's a gem to be had, but excavating is a real bitch. I'm on the lookout for 1st editions of favorite novels, but those are hardly ever around. If you try to base a sustainable life on a place like this, good luck. Maybe the city will subsidize you.
I'm thinking most places like this are hobby stores. These folks have other sources of income - most likely a significant other that is letting them follow a dream.
That's in my hood, wedged between Lake Nokomis Coffee Shop, and Clickity Sticks (a yarn shop). Been in there a few times. I'm guessing the road work that has been going on all summer hasn't helped business. Dan is right, I know for a fact that this is a hobby store. I'm not sure if the guy has other income, but he wanted to own a book store, so he gave it a shot.
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While possibly an enormously rewarding job (especially for you) the economics of it have to be a bitch.
It kind of looks like your apartment.
It wasn't the Paperback Exchange at 50th & Penn, was it?
Actually, it's the Dust Jacket.
This place looks destined to fail, regardless. Used book stores are charming, and I love wandering through them, but they're totally dependent on what people throw back. I'm no economist, but I suspect this store represents the norm: irrelevant encyclopedias, third-string paperbacks from the 1970s and '80s, uncorrected proofs, and the occasional last-season hardback. Occasionally, for a collector, there's a gem to be had, but excavating is a real bitch. I'm on the lookout for 1st editions of favorite novels, but those are hardly ever around. If you try to base a sustainable life on a place like this, good luck. Maybe the city will subsidize you.
I'm thinking most places like this are hobby stores. These folks have other sources of income - most likely a significant other that is letting them follow a dream.
That's in my hood, wedged between Lake Nokomis Coffee Shop, and Clickity Sticks (a yarn shop). Been in there a few times. I'm guessing the road work that has been going on all summer hasn't helped business. Dan is right, I know for a fact that this is a hobby store. I'm not sure if the guy has other income, but he wanted to own a book store, so he gave it a shot.
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