Hearthside Books, Bluefield, W.Va., is closing on February 18, the Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported.
Owners Anne Hess and Wilma Bury blamed the Internet, e-books and a decline in downtown business. "The economics from all this has impacted it," Hess said. "We've been doing this about two years longer than we should have."
Founded in 1993, Hearthside Books has sold mostly new and some used titles.
Hess and Bury said they will miss customers, particularly the ones they've known for years. "We helped pick out books for a customer's first grandchild," Hess said. "Now, that grandchild is a junior in college."