Books, Brass, & Candles, Wauseon, Ohio, which the Toledo Blade
called "the only general bookstore in Fulton and Henry counties," is
closing, according to the paper. Owners Jerry and Sandy Matheny blame
competition from Wal-Mart and online booksellers; another factor is
that the Mathenys are at retirement age. Opened in 1989, the store had
book sales that were traditionally half of overall sales, but recently
that's dropped enough to push the store's annual sales to "the lower
end of its typical range of $100,000 to $150,000."
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Borders has converted four more Waldenbooks--in the Washington and Baltimore areas--into Borders Express stores. The stores, which will have grand reopening celebrations tomorrow, are in the Dulles Town Center, Dulles, Va., Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, Va., the Mall at Columbia, Columbia, Md., and Owings Mills Town Center, Owings Mills, Md.
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Just in time for the start of the fall semester, Jayhawk Center, the first student union at the University of Kansas's Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan., opens on Monday, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. The KU Bookstore is selling books and gear in the Center. The campus primarily serves working adult students.
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The Youngstown Vindicator (what a name for a newspaper!) reported on a 4,000-sq.-ft. addition nearing completion that is transforming the Youngstown State University Bookstore, Youngstown, Ohio. Besides the addition of leather chairs, more cash registers, large windows and a food-and-beverage section, the store has a corner in the front for trade and children's books, a section it is "trying to build up," according to Susanne Fox, associate director.
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Borders has converted four more Waldenbooks--in the Washington and Baltimore areas--into Borders Express stores. The stores, which will have grand reopening celebrations tomorrow, are in the Dulles Town Center, Dulles, Va., Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax, Va., the Mall at Columbia, Columbia, Md., and Owings Mills Town Center, Owings Mills, Md.
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Just in time for the start of the fall semester, Jayhawk Center, the first student union at the University of Kansas's Edwards Campus in Overland Park, Kan., opens on Monday, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. The KU Bookstore is selling books and gear in the Center. The campus primarily serves working adult students.
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The Youngstown Vindicator (what a name for a newspaper!) reported on a 4,000-sq.-ft. addition nearing completion that is transforming the Youngstown State University Bookstore, Youngstown, Ohio. Besides the addition of leather chairs, more cash registers, large windows and a food-and-beverage section, the store has a corner in the front for trade and children's books, a section it is "trying to build up," according to Susanne Fox, associate director.