An interview with Trevor Thomas

Title

An interview with Trevor Thomas

Subject

Mystery Lovers Bookshop, Opening/Running a Bookstore, Cooperation vs. Private Bookstore, Roles of a Bookstore, Speciality Bookstores

Description

In this interview Trevor Thomas talks about his recent experience of buying Mystery Lovers Bookshop in Oakmont, Pa. Also, he describes the different experiences customers go through depending if they shop at a privately owned bookstore, compared to large cooperations like Amazon and Barn's and Noble. Later in the interview Trevor comments on how specialty bookstores are becoming more popular because Amazon put all the large bookstore chains out of business.

Format

Sound Recording, MP3, 27minutes

Interviewer

Jessica Restano

Interviewee

Trevor Thomas

Date of Interview

October 17, 2015

Citation

“An interview with Trevor Thomas,” The Bookshop: An Oral History Archive, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/bookstores/items/show/63.

Output Formats

Geolocation