Indie bookstores on the rise [2013]

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The number of members of the American Booksellers’ Association is slowly creeping up, a welcome sign after a steep decline from 5500 members in 1995 to 2191 in 2002. ABA is comprised of indie booksellers, and though the dominant narrative has it that the…

(via bookpatrol)