The bookstore on W.25th street in Cleveland, Ohio is closing at the end of the month. This was one of my favorite bookstores and a big inspiration to me. I am very sad about it’s closing; this will be a big loss to the area. From the article in the Plain Dealer:

Unlike the long-haired cat that lives among the aging titles in the Bookstore on West 25th, the dusty, cluttered shop near the West Side Market will have only two lives. About 18 months ago, the landmark store was in code blue and failing fast, but patrons and friends of owner Mike O’Brien held a rent party, giving the place a new life. The revival, however, was short-lived. Now the old Mecca for suburban intellectuals and urban poor people — who for decades browsed among the wooden shelves and the 25-cent rack — is in its final hour.
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Selling used textbooks back to the store that sold them to you is a quick way for college students to get some cash during finals week. But recently bookstores, both off-campus and on, have begun touting another motivation for clearing out the backpack: saving the environment.

“Sustainability has become a bigger issue nationally over the past two years,” said Cliff Ewert, spokesman for the Follet Corp., one of the largest owners of college bookstores in the United States. “It depends on the students, but there are a number of them who react to both messages — earn back some cash and help the environment.”
Owner of Kutztown bookstore even vows to plant trees as students recycle volumes.

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Oh, this is an awesome story!

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Wanting to retire as bookstore owner to chisel time in his life for other pleasurable book pursuits, Charles “Chic” Goldsmid had been seeking just the right book enthusiast to purchase Claremont Books & Prints and continue the life of the used and rare bookstore. In September, Kyle Hernandez, a 22-year-old music and book lover who frequents Rhino Records in downtown Claremont, happened upon the “If you want to own a bookstore” sign in Mr. Goldsmid’s window, and the realization of his dream was set in motion. At the time, he was employed at the Little Old Bookshop in Whittier, but the thought of owning his own store tantalized the young Covina resident.

“I had a good thing going [at the bookshop], but I didn’t want to miss out on an opportunity,” said Mr. Hernandez. “It had always been a dream.”

Feeling slightly ridiculous and thinking “there’s no point to this” as he inquired about the bookstore, it soon became apparent that there was indeed a point, a life-changing one: with the help of his mother, co-owner Laura Hernandez, Mr. Hernandez purchased the store, which reopened as Second Story Books of Claremont on November 23.

Acquiring the bookstore, Mr. Hernandez wasn’t only following a dream, he was ensuring the survival of what he deemed a necessity.
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