Luckily, it's the location closing, not the whole business. When I was in there I heard the clerk say the location just wasn't working for them at all, but they have another location that's actually in the city centre that's staying and that one's easier to get to.
I know! I have a recent paperback version already, but I saw this one in hardcover and snatched it so fast I almost sprained something, lol. Then I saw the sequel and snatched that too. :D
I'm sure you're sorry to see the shop go -- but at least they went with a bang, and some of the fallout dropped right into your lap. So yey for that ...!
Confession: not really. It was in a dodgy part of town that was impossible to get to without a car. The location they're keeping is in the city, easily accessible by train. And fingers crossed maybe they'll choose an even better location in the future - like, down the street from me. ;-)
Anyway, it doesn't sound quite so bad if it's just about the location -- not about some sort of downsizing. It's always sad when that happens to an independent book store.
You'd think right? But no - nice big roomy box 'lito could crawl into and he just sat crammed in the puzzle box with pure distain on his face; wouldn't even sniff it.
We did forcibly remove him long enough to finish the puzzle - YAY! - but we put the sheet over the finished product with the box on top and now we can't get him out of the box to put the puzzle away. Gotta love 'em.
Anyway, it doesn't sound quite so bad if it's just about the location -- not about some sort of downsizing. It's always sad when that happens to an independent book store.
We did forcibly remove him long enough to finish the puzzle - YAY! - but we put the sheet over the finished product with the box on top and now we can't get him out of the box to put the puzzle away. Gotta love 'em.