Seattle Indie Booksellers on the Future of the Book
Last weekend, I went to the Friends of the Seattle Public Library’s annual meeting, which featured a panel discussion on “The Future of the Book” with four Seattle independent bookstore owners: Lara Hamilton of Book Larder, Danielle Hulton of Ada’s Technical Books, Debbie Sarow of Mercer Street Books, and Christy Dawn of Secret Garden Books. Are they feeling threatened in an era of Amazon and e-books? Their answers (paraphrased by me) might surprise you. Seattle City Librarian Marcellus Turner listens to Lara Hamilton, Danielle Hulton, Debbie Sarow, and Christy Dawn talk books. Lara Hamilton, Book Larder As the [...]