Brooklyn’s Greenlight Bookstore officially launches this Saturday. With many booksellers talking to local newspapers about the bestseller price wars, we decided to round up some of the remarks: “Unless those massive chains start discounting all hardcover books, the independents will be fine,” Murphy said. “We’ll just stop selling the New York Times bestsellers, and sell more of the books we love.” Liz Murphy, owner of The Learned Owl Book ShopHudson, OH “I’m tickled pink (that Wal-Mart and Amazon.com are fighting), and I’m hoping that they lose a lot of money.”Jane Kessler, owner of Appletree BooksCleveland Heights, OH “It’s a totally […]
