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2nd Chance Books, which opened this week at 4206 50th St. in Lubbock, said the new store's name is a play on words, but it also has a deeper meaning.
This is a list of independent bookstores in the United States, both current and defunct, which have had physical ("brick-and-mortar") locations. For bookstores with at least 4 locations, see list of bookstore chains .
Books-A-Million, Inc., also known as BAM!, is a bookstore chain in the United States, operating 260 stores in 32 states. [2] Stores range in size from 4,000 to 30,000 square feet and sell books, magazines, manga, collectibles, toys, technology, and gifts. [2] Most Books-A-Million stores feature "Joe Muggs" cafés, a coffee and espresso bar. [2]
Independent bookstores are small bookselling businesses, usually with one or a small number of locations in a limited geographic area. They contrast with corporate or chain bookstores, operated by a larger company, often with many stores across a large area.
Retailer 2nd & Charles is open in Lafayette at 4405 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Unit 5, in the former Sears Home and Life space. Specializing in the buying and selling of new and used books ...
For most of the 20th century, almost all bookstores in the United States were independent. In the 1950s, automobiles and suburban shopping malls became more common. Mall-based bookstore chains began in the 1960s, and underwent a major number expansion in the 1970s and 1980s, especially B. Dalton and Waldenbooks.