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A group of six local businesspeople plan to open Fables Bookshop, a new and used bookstore, in Goshen, Ind., the Goshen News reported.
The shop will reside in the storefront in downtown Goshen that previously housed Better World Books of Mishawaka, which recently closed its physical location to focus on online sales. Shortly after Better World closed, Fables co-owners Brad Weirich and Jenny Frech had the idea of opening a new store. They then brought in four other Goshen residents: Veronica Berkey, Kristin Saner, Mark Saner and Jeremy Friesen.
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| Fables owners (clockwise from bottom right) Veronica Berkey, Kristin Saner, Jenny Frech, Jeremy Friesen, Mark Saner, Brad Weirich | |
Several of Fable's co-owners were part of Better World Books. Both Weirich and Berkey helped open and run the original Better World Books store, while Saner was an assistant manager there. Frech, meanwhile, owns and operates the store Soapy Gnome, also in Goshen.
"The new bookshop will focus on high-quality used and new books--especially curated to bring to the community what you're looking for, and what you didn't know to look for," Berkey told Goshen News. "We know that you love to read, and we love to connect you with great stories of all kinds. Plus, we'll stock fun literary gifts, and stationery."
While the ownership group is hoping to purchase Better World Books' fixtures, they will not be purchasing the business, customer list or inventory. To help raise funds for starting the store, the ownership group will be applying for a small business loan and will launch a crowdfunding campaign in late May. Until they have the space up and running, they'll be accepting used book donations at Soapy Gnome.
The co-owners plan to open Fables Bookshop in late summer.