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Ann Patchett and Independent Bookstores Get the Colbert Bump
By Geo Ong Ooh, independent bookstores! I should buy one of those on Amazon! —Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, 20 February 2012 Stephen Colbert, how we’ve missed you. While the other Urchins and I wish you and your family much … Continue reading
The Great Onlines: Three Ethical Online Retailers
It’s always a great idea to buy locally, but depending on where you are and what you’re looking for, your choices may be quite limited. But thankfully, there are online retailers out there that care about maintaining a minimal footprint … Continue reading
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Tagged american booksellers association, diesel bookstore, ethical business, ethics, gear shops, grassroots outdoor alliance, greenlight bookstore, independent bookstores, independent business, indiebound, northshire bookstore, one lucky duck, online retailers, Pure Food and Wine, vegan
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Independent Bookstores Level the Playing Field
By Geo Ong I wish that, just once, an author promoting her book on a talk show would say right after the talk show host repeats the book title at the end of the interview, ‘And buy my book from … Continue reading
Posted in Art & Money, Geo, Literature
Tagged amazon, books, bookstores, diesel bookstore, e-books, e-readers, google, google e-books, independent bookstores, indie bound, kindle, reading, shopping
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An Afternoon at the Northshire Bookstore
By Geo Ong While Sarah is busy raising money for the Urchin cause, i.e. going to work, Margaret and I drive from Bennington to Manchester Center, Vermont, to spend the day at the Northshire Bookstore. The Northshire Bookstore, established in … Continue reading
Adventures in Bookselling
By Geo Ong As a bookseller for an independent bookshoppe, I work a lot of book events: author signings, book release parties, things like that. Some of these are fun. I’ve meet a lot of authors, and most of them … Continue reading
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Tagged beverly hills, book events, book release party, books, bookstores, borders, chain bookstores, chris cleave, corporate bookstores, diesel bookstore, independent bookstores, libraries, money, richard matheson, samuel beckett, used books, william shakespeare
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The Amazon Sales Tax Saga, or: Why I Don’t Support Amazon, Part Two
By Geo Ong A few months ago, I wrote an article about why I don’t support Amazon. I realise the David v. Goliath fight I joined between independent booksellers and Amazon, and I realise how difficult it will be to … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, books, bookstores, colorado, economy, education, eekonomy, huffington post, independent bookstores, sales tax, tax foundation, taxes, Tea Party, Tea Party Movement
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