Books Bound2please Opens in Orange, Va.

Books Bound2please, a used and new general-interest bookstore, has opened in Orange, Va., Charlottesville CBS19 reported. Kathy Judge, a former bookseller and librarian, and Gerilee Hundt, who's worked in publishing in Chicago, teamed up to open the store in February.

Bound2please carries a range of titles, from cookbooks and history to science fiction and literary fiction. And while the majority of the inventory is used, Judge and Hundt do stock a selection of new books, including new releases and contemporary titles. Hundt and Judge told CBS19 that they've been "warmly received" by the Orange community.

Judge and Hundt became friends after the former moved to Orange about two years ago. They bonded over a shared love of books, and last fall Judge suggested that the two team up to start a bookstore. Hundt jumped at the idea. She recalled: "I've always wanted to run a bookstore.... I realized there really wasn't a book shop, and I love bookstores."

When it comes to acquiring used books, Judge makes house calls when someone has a large amount of books to sell. This service has grown out of a business she founded called Library Logic, for which she would catalogue home libraries and estimate their value.

Bound2please's event plans include book clubs, author talks, play and poetry readings and more.

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