Many authors don’t feel like they’ve really “made it” until they can walk into their local bookstore and find their book on the shelves. They want their friends and family to be able to find their books at their local bookstores, too. After...
We went down to Borders today. It was like a courtesy call, stopping in at the home of the bereaved. The community gathers mourning the loss of the big store next to Toys R Us and Barbeques Galore. It was my book design research lab. The store that had killed the...
I’ve been getting them in my email inbox for weeks. As a book designer, you can’t ignore them. The notices from Borders of store closing sales: Store Closing Sale! This Location Only! Huge Savings! Of course, we kept hoping the store in San Rafael...
On the day before Christmas I headed over to the nearest bookstore for a couple of gifts. The nearest bookstore happens to be a Border’s, although it wasn’t always so. When we moved to San Rafael there were at least 4 bookstores downtown, maybe 9...