Mixing Bookstores and Bars

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Friday, January 25, 2019 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST
32 Lower West ACC
Acoma/Tesuque/Zuni

Independent bookstores are champions of innovation when it comes to business models. For the last few years, many bookstores have added bars to their business model by blending books with booze. This session will feature booksellers from both small and large stores who have experienced the successes and challenges of this business model.

Aaron Curtis, Books & Books (Coral Gables, FL); Donna Paz Kaufman, Story and Song Bookstore Bistro (Fernandina Beach, FL); Tom Roberge, Riffraff Bookstore and Bar (Providence, RI); Nicole Sullivan, BookBar (Denver, CO)

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The American Booksellers Association, a national not-for-profit trade organization, works with booksellers and industry partners to ensure the success and profitability of independently owned book retailers, and to assist in expanding the community of the book.

Independent bookstores act as community anchors; they serve a unique role in promoting the open exchange of ideas, enriching the cultural life of communities, and creating economically vibrant neighborhoods.

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