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| - I must say that I have always loved book stores, and it seems like with massive online giants (affecting retail, the most, nowadays), most of the book stores have closed for business. This is what happened to Borders, my favorite book store. (I had to thin out my collection of books anyway since moving to a smaller space). Looks like there are three of these locations remaining in town.
We just happened to come on a Book Fair day (there were a couple students in the front of the store, asking for customers to scan their code so that their school would get credit) so it was filled with people, this past saturday afternoon. Otherwise, unless a bookstore was going out of business, I had never seen it so filled up! Inside, there is a Starbucks (to the left, middle, when you walk inside). Magazines were to the immediate left side as you walk inside. I was searching for a newly released book in Fiction. I noticed that there are no marked down books, or maybe I didn't look far enough. I was mostly in the middle of the store. I didn't notice any empty chairs either, but then again, I was primarily focused on Fiction.
There was a ton of Harry Potter merchandise in the front of the store. There were books on quiddich, the sorting hats (my son put it on and told me, "Take a picture", the nasty jelly beans (like "dirt", gross), wands, etc.
There was a long line to pay. With that many people, I wouldn't have expected anything else.
I've been wanting to visit since moving into the area and it's nice to know that there is a reliable source for books.
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