The Booksellers on Fountain Square and Joseph-Beth Booksellers were recognized in this year's edition of CityBeat's Best of Cincinnati. 
The Booksellers on Fountain Square was singled out by CityBeat's staff as the "best proof that physical books will never go out of style." Noting that in recent years, "smaller independent bookstores have demonstrated they're able to take on the Goliath chains and win," CityBeat said that "no other local bookstore exemplifies this more than the Booksellers on Fountain Square--from the people that brought you Joseph-Beth [Neil Van Uum].... They sell these things called books--we're talking about books made out of pulp, not downloadable, Kindle-loving e-books.... Booksellers gives faith that the death of publishing and books made out of paper isn't nigh."
Joseph-Beth topped CityBeat's Readers Choice categories for Best Bookstore Chain and Best Newspaper/Magazines Selection. "The support and love from this community is overwhelming, and we couldn't be prouder to be a part of the hottest city in America!" Joseph-Beth posted on Facebook.
