CCB Bistro & Vine is a wine bar, restaurant and bookstore all in one located in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
After struggling to get bank loans, Jane Rodriguez borrowed from family members in order to open The New Romantics.
Joanna Reese funds her Maine shops on a shoestring. “[We do] as much as we can ourselves,” she says, “to save on costs.”
Come October, Latanya DeVaughn, owner of mobile bookstore Bronx Bound Books, anticipates author events and a permanent spot at the mall.
“We actually love the physical retail experience,” says Chris Capizzi, who co-owns A Good Used Book with his wife, Jenny Yang.
Storefront prices were too high, so Latanya DeVaughn of Bronx Bound Books used savings, a grant and a bus to realize her dream.
The co-owners of “A Good Used Book” in Los Angeles, California, are back in their retail space and looking ahead to the future.
Candice Huber, owner of Tubby & Coo’s, is concerned about printing delays and hoping customers order soon for the holidays.
Celene Navarrete had to close her shop doors in March and is now growing her online store and attending virtual book fairs.
Big retailers can't charge significantly less for a title than a bookseller
