Half Price Books will open a 7,000-square-foot store tomorrow in Suburban Plaza at 2615 North Decatur Road in Decatur, Ga., with prizes and discounts on offer through the weekend, Decaturish reported. The company now has 128 stores in 17 states.
"I think the death of bookstores was greatly exaggerated," said regional manager Tony Warmus. "It made a great story back when Borders closed, but Borders closed for reasons that really had nothing to do with readers. It was a management issue more than anything. We've been doing really well. We are growing."
This is the second store in Georgia for Half Price Books, which launched one in Marietta last May. More are planned for the state. "There's a lot of foot traffic here. A lot of people are interested," Warmus said. "We'll be looking for other locations here in Atlanta. Down the road, probably Augusta and Savannah."