tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post7244431748116015170..comments2023-06-02T05:01:39.954-04:00Comments on A Year of Gratitude-Health, Wealth and Happiness for Free: Indie Booksellers by Kat MagendieBarbara Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03368573673669042714noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-48963707038172463872008-08-31T08:23:00.000-04:002008-08-31T08:23:00.000-04:00*laughing!!!!* I loves ya P*laughing!!!!* I loves ya PKathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-21199860077302169242008-08-30T17:57:00.000-04:002008-08-30T17:57:00.000-04:00p.s. i worked at the bookstore today and someone b...p.s. i worked at the bookstore today and someone bought a really nice, pretty vegetarian cookbook that we all like to display. and when the woman brought it to the counter, the bookstore owner and i spontaneously and simultaneously clapped and said "yay!" the customer thought we were out of our minds. the owner explained that we get excited when our favorites get sold. i don't think the woman buying the book understood. *sigh*<BR/><BR/>anyway. it made me think of this post and my previous comment. and so here i am leaving another comment. and now i am going to stop.<BR/><BR/>i'm so tired.patresa hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225877848092404155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-9818569673019530322008-08-30T08:45:00.000-04:002008-08-30T08:45:00.000-04:00YAY!i work at an indie bookstore here in des moine...YAY!<BR/><BR/>i work at an indie bookstore here in des moines. since i started this job, i can't go into a b&n or a borders without feeling like i'm in walmart. everything seems so dirty and industrial.<BR/><BR/>at an indie store with a necessarily small inventory, every book that goes onto the shelf has been touched and turned and tapped. each of our small staff has a title that makes us laugh or a cover that is our favorite. any time one of our favorites gets sold, we gloat. it finally found a home. (e.g. last night someone FINALLY bought the Modoc book. hooray! i love that cover.)<BR/><BR/>i just don't think you can get that at a book "supercenter."patresa hartmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04225877848092404155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-88536327423949208232008-08-30T07:38:00.000-04:002008-08-30T07:38:00.000-04:00Oh, I remember, Angie - Cottonwood and how the ind...Oh, I remember, Angie - Cottonwood and how the indie on Perkins road closed down and I was so sad....a shame...and it seems that from what you all are saying, the indies are fading away -- shame...Kathryn Magendiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12863595228298349863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-85021018833378199552008-08-29T22:39:00.000-04:002008-08-29T22:39:00.000-04:00Book store in a small mountain town. Pretty good ...Book store in a small mountain town. Pretty good place to be.<BR/>Oren (FOA)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-91517085434147575732008-08-29T12:21:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:21:00.000-04:00Oh this store sounds like a rare breed. So inviti...Oh this store sounds like a rare breed. So inviting, so welcoming. You're lucky to be close by.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-88691111056966935762008-08-29T11:41:00.000-04:002008-08-29T11:41:00.000-04:00I think we have one indy seller left in this big t...I think we have one indy seller left in this big town -- Cottonwood Books. A shame. Here's to the Mom & Pop bizzes who fight against the machine. What a valiant struggle!Angie Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16407006980893727627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1751877036536774816.post-70550932358977057042008-08-29T08:25:00.000-04:002008-08-29T08:25:00.000-04:00It's harder and harder to find an indie where I li...It's harder and harder to find an indie where I live. And I have to admit I do most of my book browsing at the library or online now. But I have fond memories of little bookstores and I hope there's always a niche for them. Yours sounds perfect.Barbara Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368573673669042714noreply@blogger.com