Word: schiffrin
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Benjamin L. Schiffrin...
...bookstore’s lengthy legacy and healthy business practices, it is a member of a dying breed. The number of independent bookstores has been on a sharp decline in America for the past 50 years. According to The Business of Books, by Director of the New Press Andre Schiffrin, New York City had 333 independent book stores in 1945. In 2001, there were only 76. According to publishersweekly.com, Harvard Square was recently home to 25 book sellers; now, only five notable stores remain. Evidence of this trend is visible in the soon to be vacated back room...