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40 -- new independent bookstore openings for US independent bookstores (2012)
Approximately 40 independent bookstores opened in 24 states in 2012 according to the American Booksellers Association.
- Five were branches of existing businesses and seven sold primarily used books
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40
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2012
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B
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75
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60
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20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
American Booksellers Association
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http://rhollick.wordpress.com/2013/01/18/bookstore-closures-and-openings/ ↗
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Bookstore closures (and openings)
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American Booksellers Association
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American Booksellers Association report, cited via Shelf Awareness
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US independent bookstores: 40 new independent bookstore openings. Source: American Booksellers Association (2012). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/independent-bookstore-openings-2012
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