Bookends on Main in Wisconsin for Sale

Bookends on Main, the new and used bookstore in Menomonie, Wis., is for sale, according to the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association. Susan Thurin, who bought the store in 2009, wants to retire and "knows that the city is supportive of an independent bookstore and would like to see the business continue."

MIBA noted that Menomonie, home to the University of Wisconsin-Stout, has a year-round population of more than 16,000 with a student population of nearly 10,000. A hotel is opening this fall kitty-corner to the store, "showing the city's commitment to a rejuvenated downtown area."

The asking price of $74,059 includes new and used book inventory, non-book merchandising, shelving and fixtures, POS system, office equipment and miscellaneous items. The store is in leased space.

Interested parties may call 715-233-6252 or e-mail info@bookendsonmain.com.

Bookends on Main was founded as the Bookends by Harriet Christy in 2003. Thurin changed the name when she bought the store after retiring as an English professor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She is the author of Victorian Travelers and the Opening of China, 1842-1907 and Retiring Minds: Life after Work, the editor of Nineteenth-Century Travels, 1835-1900: The Far East and has published many articles about Victorian authors and travel.

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