Branch Books, a new and used bookstore in Hartselle, Ala., has opened a second location, at 2038 Pear Drive NW, Suite E, in Cullman. The Cullman Tribune reported that co-owners Robert and Cheryl Kahlstorf, who launched their first store five years ago, were inspired to open a second shop "after some of their Hartselle customers told them they were sad a bookstore in Cullman was closing."
"A lot of our readers and customers live in Cullman," Cheryl Kahlstorf said. "Several of them asked us if we would consider opening a location in Cullman. Since we had many more books than what we could display in Hartselle, we decided to go ahead and open one in Cullman as well."
She added that opening a second location was a lot easier than starting the first: "We know more of what type of books people are interested in now. With the price of everything going up, we like to offer people an opportunity to be able to still read at a reasonable price."
Branch Books also offers DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, Playaways (audiobooks for kids), and more. "We have a large amount of homeschool books and books for kids, as well as books for young adults and senior citizens," Kahlstorf noted. "There is also a signed book section, and a collectible book section for people who want to use books to decorate their homes."