Publishers Weekly reports on the recently purchased Crocodile Pie and other Chicago area bookstores closing.
Had enough of independent bookstores and other indie businesses closing? Want to save the remaining few? Tired of Amazon.com calling all the shots?
Check out these websites and do your part.
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IndieBound
350 Project
New Rules Project
Keep Independent Bookstores Around the World Thriving
A Chicago area bookstore
A Chicago area bookstore that is *not* closing but sure could use your support is Unabridged Books at Broadway and Melrose.
http://unabridgedbookstore.wordpress.com/
Its a great store and I highly highly recommend avoiding the Walmart of books (Amazon) and supporting locally owned businesses. Because they need us to survive.
-leah the librarian