City Lights' Paul Yamazaki on 'How Did This Book Get Into My Hands'
"One of the great things about being in the book world is that as much as we've both seen a lot of change in the book business, one of the things that hasn't changed is the importance of conversation. We are part of probably one of the most generous businesses where generosity is actually a business model. 
My whole life as a bookseller has been informed by other booksellers, publisher sales reps taking me by the hand and showing me how to do the ropes, really being able to take any book that you love--and I think this is true for anybody, whether it's a reader, another bookseller--and ask, How did this book get into my hands? And that eventually will take you back to an editor."
--Paul Yamazaki, head buyer at City Lights, San Francisco, Calif., in conversation with Open Road CEO David Steinberger in the latest Open Book Podcast, "How Did This Book Get Into My Hands"
