Sunday, October 08, 2006

Indie bookstores fight chains Internet (AP)

Pedestrians walk past Brent's Books & Cards an independent bookstore in downtown Chicago Wednesday Sept. 27 2006. Owner Adam Brent is closing the store and will re-open as a discount book store. His experience is shared by scores of independent bookstores around the nation that have been knocked out of business by huge chains like Borders and Barnes & Noble massive retailers like Wal-Mart and most recently Internet sites like Amazon.com. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - Adam Brent knew his 11-year-run selling best sellers and new releases was over when mail carriers started walking into his building to deliver books from Amazon.com to the tenants upstairs.


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