{"id":4470,"date":"2023-09-19T15:45:28","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/?p=4470"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:45:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T15:45:28","slug":"how-to-protect-bookstores-and-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-to-protect-bookstores-and-why\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Protect Bookstores and Why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But&nbsp;only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Caine, author of the bestselling sensation&nbsp;<em>How to Resist Amazon and Why&nbsp;<\/em>and co-owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, makes a compelling case for the power of small, local businesses&nbsp;in this thoughtful examination of the dynamic world of bookstores. At once an urgent call to action and a celebration of everything bookstores can do, Caine&#8217;s new book features case-study profiles of a dozen of the most interesting and innovative bookstores of today, from Minneapolis to Paris. Through a well-informed analysis of these case studies, Caine offers actionable strategies to promote a sustainable future for bookselling, including policy suggestions, ideas for community-based action, and tips on what consumers can do to help. A captivating read for any lover of books, patron of bookstores, or champion of the survival of these vital institutions,&nbsp;<em>How to Protect Bookstores and Why<\/em> makes the strongest possible argument for the importance of a resilient, inclusive, and progressive bookstore landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But&nbsp;only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in our communities. Danny Caine, author of the bestselling sensation&nbsp;How to Resist Amazon and Why&nbsp;and co-owner&#8230;  <a class=\"excerpt-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/how-to-protect-bookstores-and-why\/\" title=\"Read How to Protect Bookstores and Why\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-out-now"],"my_excerpt":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But&nbsp;only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in our communities.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Danny Caine, author of the bestselling sensation&nbsp;<em>How to Resist Amazon and Why&nbsp;<\/em>and co-owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, makes a compelling case for the power of small, local businesses&nbsp;in this thoughtful examination of the dynamic world of bookstores. At once an urgent call to action and a celebration of everything bookstores can do, Caine's new book features case-study profiles of a dozen of the most interesting and innovative bookstores of today, from Minneapolis to Paris. Through a well-informed analysis of these case studies, Caine offers actionable strategies to promote a sustainable future for bookselling, including policy suggestions, ideas for community-based action, and tips on what consumers can do to help. A captivating read for any lover of books, patron of bookstores, or champion of the survival of these vital institutions,&nbsp;<em>How to Protect Bookstores and Why<\/em> makes the strongest possible argument for the importance of a resilient, inclusive, and progressive bookstore landscape.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","my_excerpt_rendered":"\n<p>Can bookstores save the world? As bastions of culture, anchors of local retail districts, community gathering places, and sources of new ideas, inspiration, and delight, maybe they can. But&nbsp;only if we protect them and the critical roles they fill in our communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Danny Caine, author of the bestselling sensation&nbsp;<em>How to Resist Amazon and Why&nbsp;<\/em>and co-owner of the Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, makes a compelling case for the power of small, local businesses&nbsp;in this thoughtful examination of the dynamic world of bookstores. At once an urgent call to action and a celebration of everything bookstores can do, Caine&#8217;s new book features case-study profiles of a dozen of the most interesting and innovative bookstores of today, from Minneapolis to Paris. Through a well-informed analysis of these case studies, Caine offers actionable strategies to promote a sustainable future for bookselling, including policy suggestions, ideas for community-based action, and tips on what consumers can do to help. A captivating read for any lover of books, patron of bookstores, or champion of the survival of these vital institutions,&nbsp;<em>How to Protect Bookstores and Why<\/em> makes the strongest possible argument for the importance of a resilient, inclusive, and progressive bookstore landscape.<\/p>\n","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4470"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4471,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4470\/revisions\/4471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microcosmpublishing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}