97 New Bookstores Opened in 2006
The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/97-new-bookstores-opened-2006/The 2006 openings followed the launch of nearly 90 bookstores in 2005. “2005 was the first year in memory that there were a significant number of new store openings,” said Oren Teicher of the American Booksellers Association. The locations of the new stores spanned 35 states and included a wide range of cities and small towns, from Los Angeles to Pierre, South Dakota, and Homer, Louisiana. Continue reading
