|  I suspect most every writer dreams at one time or another of running a bookstore. It’s a crazy notion, really: bookselling is a brutal business, and most of us are not that savvy in the ways of capital. Then along comes the web—the ultimate publishing and business tool—and bookstores are in more trouble than ever. Nevermind that Amazon was a bookstore first. Just to complete the irony we can all open bookstores now. Welcome to mine.
Before you click the links below, please pick up the phone, call your favorite bricks & mortar bookstore and see if they have the volume in question. Don't know of one? Look here, or here. That’s what I usually do. And I won’t object at all if you buy it there, since you’ll be supporting the overall health of the word economy. If your bookstore doesn’t have it, feel free to click through here. If you lived in Portland, Oregon I reckon your favorite bookstore would be Powell’s. I’ve only been there once, but I remember overwhelming, awe-inspiring acres of shelf space. Yeah, I’ll get a piece of the action. But I promise to spend it all on books. | |