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As Amazon shuts its physical stores, woman opens new bookstore in Chestnut Hill

By adamg on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 9:18am
Hummingbird Books storefront

The still covered storefront, by Sean the roving UHub photographer

The Boston Real Estate Times reports the imminent opening of Hummingbird Books at the Street mall on Rte. 9.

Neighborhoods: 
Newton
Topics: 
Business
Free tagging: 
bookstores


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By Notfromboston on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 1:01pm.

Where people buy books to read on their Pelotons

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By Bugs Bunny on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 4:27pm.

Good to see, hope it’s a success. We had a longtime independent bookstore in my town, then a Borders opened nearby. The small bookstore then closed and Borders went out of business thereafter, so no bookstore in my town now.

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By cat on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 4:29pm.

It will still be tough for an independent vendor. Amazon may have closed its brink n mortar - but they are still the first place folks go to get books. And with Prime; delivery can sometimes be within 24 hours...

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By Snoofy on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 7:33pm.

I’ve been working to eliminate all Amazon from my life (including no Whole Foods).

Buying hard copy books online with 30% of the cover price going to your local bookstore:
https://bookshop.org/pages/store_locator

Audiobooks:
https://libro.fm/

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By ElizaLeila on Fri, 03/25/2022 - 4:53pm.

Here's a plug for both Papercuts in JP and Brookline Booksmith.

Will have to check out Hummingbird when they open.

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By eeka on Sat, 03/26/2022 - 11:29am.

Frugal Bookstore in Nubian Square and Susie’s Stories in Rockport, plus another in Northampton that I can’t think of the name of. The only three Black-owned brick-and-mortar bookstores in Massachusetts as far as I know.

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By eeka on Sat, 03/26/2022 - 11:29am.

And More Than Words as well.

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