Fast Company showcased "61 amazing independent bookstores worth supporting this holiday season," noting: "If for some reason you don't feel like supporting Amazon, or you just want to live in a world where independent bookstores still thrive, here is a list of some of the best independent bookstores around, mostly chosen by the book-loving nerds at Fast Company. These stores don't own Whole Foods, or share an owner with the Washington Post, or trade in face-recognition technology (that we know of), but they do sell books."
