In a letter to customers announcing her decision, owner Jill Miner wrote: "We've had the privilege of being Gaylord's hometown bookstore for the past 29 years, and I've met the most incredible, intelligent and interesting people, made wonderful friends, worked with the best staff anyone could hope to employ and have more great memories than I can count.
"One of the many joys of my job has been getting to read so many fantastic books and manuscripts, and unfortunately I'm having an issue with one of my eyes that is preventing me from keeping up on the three or four books I need to read each week or doing all of the computer work I do behind the scenes. So, as I did not find a buyer for the bookstore, I'm beginning the bittersweet process of closing Saturn Booksellers.
"I'm so honored to have earned your business over the years. I'd be very grateful if you could continue to support us over the next several weeks by helping to clear our shelves of the many, many books (and toys and games and gifts) we have in stock as we're going to try to do this quickly.... I waited as long as I could before pulling the trigger and our lease is up at the end of April. I'll miss you! Thank you in advance for shopping with us these final weeks. Happy reading."