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Borders closings might not bring happy ending for local bookstores (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 29,2011

With bookstore Borders holding going-out-of-business sales around the country, it seems to be a reason for mom-and-pop bookstores in Charlotte to celebrate. But Borders’ demise does not guarantee that smaller bookstores will be in the money. Rather than celebrate, most Charlotte bookstore owners said they were unsure about what kind of impact, if any, the [...]


Looking for a happy ending in Borders, Joseph-Beth closings (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 19,2010

After 18 years of owning and operating Bookmark in uptown, David Friese is worried. In 1992, Friese and his wife, Kathy, quit their jobs to open the bookstore in the Bank of America building. Things got off to a slow start. But by 1997 the business was turning a healthy profit, and sales peaked in [...]