In a wide wired world people still want books

Here’s A Neat Little Portlan Tribune Article on Phil Wikelund, owner of Great Northwest Books, a small shop with sales approaching $1 million.

For more than 25 years, he has been tracking down literary heirlooms and appraising rare book collections around the country. Before starting a Web Site seven years ago, about 80 percent of Wikelund’s sales were to walk-in customers. Now, they only account for about 20 percent of sales; the rest comes from Internet and catalog orders.

The current stressed economic climate, to some extent, is working to Wikelund’s advantage because many more cash-strapped people are unloading books to get grocery money.

February 18, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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