Support Independent Bookstores
By RanXerox on August 21, 2004 - 12:55am
Granville Books is one of the best book stores in Greater Vancouver.
They don't sell CD's, they won't top up your latte and they wont ask if you've 'found everything you're looking for today'. But they will sell you a book. They will order books for you. They will tell you where you could find that rare out of print edition you're seeking, or offer an insightful and intelligent suggestion on another author to consider, and they'll do it because *THEY LOVE BOOKS*.
They're employee owned and operated, which means they try and pay themselves a fair wage (nobody's in their doing their $6/hr until 500 hours has passed...) while a maintaining an eclectic and broad range of books.
They're far more interested in helping you find what you need than they are turning a buck and moving your ass out of the store. For all this effort, the book readers of Vancouver turn instead to Chapters - a huge chain that successfully smote down more than a few other independents booksellers on its 'moderately fraudulent' rampage across North America.
Remember Duffies?
People "said" they loved it too - and then one day it disappeared.
Talking isn't enough. Show your support and do yourself, local businesses, and the local economy a favour the next time you purchase your reading material. BUY FROM A LOCAL INDEPENDENT BOOKSELLER.
Head over to Granville Books and buy your books from an employee/owner. If you talk the talk, walk the walk.
