Trouble in Book Lovers’ Paradise
Submitted by mwilliams on Mon, 2008-05-05 17:37.An NY literary landmark and intellectual oasis since 1927, The Strand has always been a hip, independent and romantic symbol of the city’s literary status. Nowadays, though, it’s become the scene of ire, rife with allegations of racial discrimination and accusations of tyranny. Is the independent and world’s largest used bookstore morphing into a corporate entity that cares only for profits?
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Profits? Oh no! Next they'll think of selling books that people actually want, like B&N and Amazon do.
I'm not a hard-core free-market-er, but I don't really worry about stuff like this. If the Strand changes, and people still want what the old Strand did, someone will open a store to exploit that niche.
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No, it's not. It seemed like most of the article was about how profit-minded the place has become.
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