Chicago bookstores are worried about the arrival of a physical Amazon store.
One bookstore is using clickbait tactics on social media to trick people into reading more books.
Some people actually like airport bookstores.
A rural Virginia bookstore has become wildly successful.
Literary press Milkweed Editions will open a Minneapolis store this week, following a trend of publishers opening shops to sell their books.
Japanese price protection laws may not be enough to save independent bookstores from Amazon.
A Philadelphia bookstore owner explains that her primary motivation in opening a store was to read more.
A Korean bookstore continues to thrive because of the personal touches included by its owner.


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