Five Indie Booksellers that 'Do More with Less'

"In a time when we have more choice in what we read than ever, independent bookstores are serving their audience by taking that choice away," the Star reported in a piece headlined "Five independent booksellers that do more with less."

"Booksellers are getting better and better at finding their niche and finding their market," said Lesley Fletcher, who specializes in independent bookstores at the Retail Council of Canada. "That's the thing that's really pushing the successful bookstores forward."

The five booksellers showcased were the Toronto area's Type Books ("famous for its artfully crafted window displays"), Archetype Books ("every book has been stocked for a reason"), the Artists' Newsstand ("a reimagining of the newsstand"), Blue Heron Books ("twice named Bookseller of the Year by the Canadian Booksellers Association") and Japanese bookseller Morioka Shoten in Tokyo, which stocks just one title per week.

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