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A man's account of how a love of reading was instilled in him at a young age. More specifically, he describes how McKay Used Books was a part of his life at an important time, and is now a part of his children's lives. He compares used bookstores,…

In this interview, Ann talks about her love of books, especially picture books, and the importance of books for educational purposes. She also shares her thoughts on bookstores vs. libraries and physical books vs. online books. She brings up the role…

Mrs. Debbie gives us insight of what it is like owning a small bookstore and shares with us her journey over the years and how her store relates to her competition.

Throughout this interview, a specific bookstore was addressed. Specifically, the interviewee talked about how he was drawn into the bookstore, reasons why he decided to keep coming back the bookstore, how bookstores have changed, and whether or not…

I, Nora Raher, visited the Reston's Used Bookshop in Reston, Virginia to conduct and interview with Susan Burwell, current owner of the Reston's Used Bookshop.

In this interview, Patti Aldridge describes her experiences in her favorite bookstore. Although The Rock no longer exists, she reflects on reasons why she enjoyed visiting this local bookstore so frequently. She also discusses reasons why she…

Tracy explains her love of books and how even though she does have an e-reader, she refuses to believe bookstores will become obsolete in the near future.

In this interview, we discuss the values bookstores have in their physicality, sensuality, and interaction with others. The promotion of ideas and sharing of knowledge proves to thrive in bookstores.

In this interview, Amy Rohrer shares her experiences as the manager of Booksavers of Virginia in Harrisonburg. Rohrer elaborates on the significant role that the bookstore plays in not only her life but in the lives of those in the Harrisonburg…

In this interview, Susan shares her experience with bookstores as a whole and narrows into explaining things about her favorite bookstore in Moorestown New Jersey. She describes the location surrounding the bookstore and what the bookstore looks like…

Madison applied to work at a Barnes & Noble bookstore, but the conversation turned to libraries, since she has extensive experience repairing books at Carrier Library. We also discussed technology and how it influences bookstores and libraries.

In this interview Ms. Thompson discusses the four bookstores she has been to regularly over the course of her life. She looks at the difference between bookstores in Canada and the United States. She also has a unique perspective on foreign…

In this interview, Mrs. Gregory discusses her responsibilities as the manager of A Likely Story. She reflects on her love of books, the most popular genres, and her most common customers.

In this interview, Fiona Kisiday talks about her experiences with Capitol Hill Books in Washington DC. She describes the feeling of the shop and what it means to her, as well as why she thinks bookstores are important in society. Fiona also gives…

In this Interview, topics such as bookstores role in society, the changing dynamic of bookstores based on new technology, and the evolving relationship communities have with bookstores is discussed.

Mr.Cancino's reflection on his experiences at Waldon's and the Green Valley Book Fair. He described their role in the world, a few stories, and the types of people he would meet.

This interview describes R. Allen Robinson's experiences with other bookstores in his childhood and his experiences with owing a bookstore himself . He also talks about the relationship between independent bookstores and commercial bookstores and…

Interview about Gulf Coast Community College bookstore in 1994, Personal experience with bookstores and buying books, overview of changes in process of finding/buying books.

In this interview Nicole describes her experiences with the Vero Beach Book Center. She discusses how visiting her grandmother and this bookstore has impacted her views on bookstores.

This interview covers Minh Nguyen's experience with a rental bookstore in Vietnam along with going to bookstores after moving to Chicago, IL. He also touches on his experience with AmazonPrime books with today's current technology.

An interview with Stephany Sosa discussing her accounts at Books-A-Million as well as how the bookstore has changed through time and with technology.

In this interview, we talked about many things. We talked about Mr. Mason's favorite memories about books and Mermaid Books. We talked about the history of Mermaid Books and how Mermaid Books has influenced Mr. Mason. We also talked about what Mr.…

In this interview, Dr. Christenson discusses how libraries and bookstores had an impact on his early development. He also talks about the impact of e-readers on brick and mortar institutions and how bookstores have an important role in history.

In this interview Bob Schurtz, owner of Downtown Books, tells about his experiences working in his store. He also explains the history behind the store, his thoughts about his job, and the role the store plays in the town.

In this interview, Cassidy explains how working at Books-A-Million impacted her. She discusses positive and negative attributes of the job and how she feels about commercial bookstores versus specialty ones. Cassidy also mentions she met her life…

In this interview we talked about the different experiences of the classic bookstore, Barnes and Nobles, and the new age bookstore, Amazon. As technology continues to advance, electronic reading has become more and more popular, but some people see…

In this interview, I spoke with Christine, a current JMU transfer student who is originally from Guam. When she moved to America, she lived in Maryland for a few years. In MD, she would frequently visit Wonder Book Bookstore. The books she read at…

In this interview, I spoke with Christine, a current JMU transfer student who is originally from Guam. When she moved to America, she lived in Maryland for a few years, where she would frequently visit Wonder Book Bookstore. The books she read at…

In this interview, Ruth Fleck discusses her experiences at Whitlock's Book Barn. Ruth Fleck visited this bookshop as a kid and worked there during her teenage years. In addition, Ruth discusses her feelings on the decline in independent bookshops…

Tommy sits down with me to discuss his experiences while working at the James Madison Bookstore. He goes into detail about his favorite memories and the behind the scene events that go on while working at a bookstore.