Interesting read

[bookinggood]

Hope the link works, could only find a cached version.

Larry McMurtry's used book store sold off three quarters of its stock at an auction earlier this month: Further proof that print is dying? Or a hopeful passing of the torch.

I am always interested to read other booksellers stories, how they got into bookselling and why they do it.

Hope you enjoy the article.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archiv...

[judy-oz]

From reading the Time article, it seems that Larry didn't want the bookstore and his huge collection to be a liability to his son and grandson, which seems like a very sensible thing to do. Shame about 3 of the 4 bookstore buildings closing down though.

http://nation.time.com/2012/08/15/the-great-book-sale-of-texas-larry-mcmurtry-gives-up-his-collection/?iid=us-category-mostpop1

Larry's memoir 'Books' is a great read, and one of the main reasons I went to the US last year, to visit his bookstore ...

http://www.gregspurgin.com/usa-road-trip/travel/wichita-falls-texas-to-archer-city-texas/

I've also been reading this 4-part report of The Last Book Sale

http://marktheaginghipster.blogspot.com.au/2012/08/walking-with-blinders-through-last-book.html

Links to the other 3 parts are on the RHS

[bookinggood]

Thanks Judy for the link on a buyers point of view for the seller, Great read to see the other side of the story as well.

[bookinggood]

I remember reading about your trip there, one of lifes dreams to travel around America to experience book selling and buying there 🙂

[yarmak]

mine too actually.Grabbing a car over there and just driving stopping where I want to stop and looking for books.I think a few sea containers will be needed though 🙂

Dave