Publishers Weekly writes the final chapter, just a few days after also informing us that the Globe Corner Bookstore is going away this month as well.
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By adamg - 6/1/11 - 10:21 am
Publishers Weekly posts the impending obit for the Harvard Square store, which goes out of business at the end of this month, several years after it left the Downtown Crossing location that gave it its name. The owner says he couldn't find anybody to buy the place; will continue to operate globecorner.com.
Via Chris Klein.
By Ron Newman - 3/18/11 - 7:30 pm
Borders Books has added Braintree to the list of stores it is closing due to Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Borders previously announced that it would close stores on Boylston Street (Back Bay), Burlington, Peabody, and Chestnut Hill.
At least for now, Borders stores in Downtown Crossing (Washington St), CambridgeSide Galleria, Dedham, Kingston, Mansfield, Marlboro, and Methuen are to stay open as usual.
By Ron Newman - 2/16/11 - 12:10 pm
Borders Books, which filed for bankruptcy protection this morning, will close its Back Bay and Wayside Commons (Burlington) stores, according to this list on the Wall Street Journal website.
By adamg - 3/24/10 - 1:31 pm
In a letter to customers, Marshall Smith said he's selling off the Wellesley Booksmith as part of his move toward retirement. He said he'll continue to own the Brookline Booksmith store in Coolidge Corner.
Smith said he is looking for a buyer who would continue and even strengthen the store's role as a community center as he begins to spend more time on the Cape:
By Ron Newman - 7/3/09 - 8:40 am
Without any advance warning, the Harvard University Press Display Room bookstore in Holyoke Center closed on June 18. It had been in business for 61 years. I found out it was gone only when I walked by it this week.
By david_yamada - 4/21/09 - 4:00 pm
...at least when we're not obsessing over tabloid murder dramas:
A university president has maintained on ongoing research project, attempting to rank America's Most Literate Cities:
This study attempts to capture one critical index of our nation’s social health—the literacy of its major cities (population of 250,000 and above). This study focuses on six key indicators of literacy: newspaper circulation, number of bookstores, library resources, periodical publishing resources, educational attainment, and Internet resources.
By david_yamada - 4/15/09 - 1:53 pm
A Globe gallery feature on the best used and specialty bookstores:
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/gallery/usedbooksto...
My vote for best used bookstore goes to the Brattle Book Shop on West Street. The outdoor carts have great $1-$3-$5 bargains, and with an excellent selection inside. I have taken out-of-town visitors there and they have raved about it too.
Although Boston & Cambridge have lost a number of their bookstores over the years, this remains a great place for book lovers.
By theszak - 12/4/07 - 12:29 pm
Around Cambridge these days where do you get cash for your reusable books?... besides Harvard Book Store. A number of the other bookshops are only offering store credit !
Of interest
by Camille Dodero
thebostonphoenix.com/boston/...03827946.asp
By adamg - 6/10/05 - 2:58 pm
Village Books in Roslindale Square is for sale:
Annie Bauman isn't getting out of the independent bookstore business because of money. And she hasn't lost her affinity for books or reading. No, she's decided to sell the store, which she opened in May 2002, for a very simple reason.
"I'm a new mom," said the Roslindale resident. "I've been running the store and been a mom for a year. There are days when I have a baby in my arm and I'm also talking to vendors." ...
By adamg - 6/10/05 - 9:02 am
Ana reports from Our Nation's Capital:
In Cambridge/Boston you can't go 10 blocks without falling over a bookstore. I've searched two enormous malls down here and not found a single one. I need out of here --now.
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