tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post1585425749432914604..comments2023-09-21T01:50:52.998-04:00Comments on Flying Pages: Indie Bookstores, Part IIAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15123676447865226668noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-87324822619125286362013-03-01T23:05:35.499-05:002013-03-01T23:05:35.499-05:00We had a great Indie Bookstore on Staten Island. I...We had a great Indie Bookstore on Staten Island. It was called "The Clove Lake Bookstore" because it was located by Clove Lake Park.<br />The owners of this store would bend over backwards to get you any book you needed within 24 to 48 hours.<br />Unfortunately, with the rise of large book conglomerates and on line access to reading, this bookstore folded three years ago.<br />I miss the familiarity of those owners.Staten Island used to be like Andy Griffith's Maybury and The Clove Lake Bookstore was an embodiment of that time.<br />Since they have flourished, Barnes & Noble has promoted book signings for Snooki and Mob Wives, a sad sign of the times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-65661293256664738512013-02-19T19:42:28.376-05:002013-02-19T19:42:28.376-05:00Thank you for remembering to me your visit to Karm...Thank you for remembering to me your visit to Karmer Books, and for noting their formula for longevity and success. I know if you were to visit again, you would find they have adapted to today's reading world. Should you return, let me know about your experience. And when and wherever you travel, please do look for the indie bookstore in that area. Thanks, again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123676447865226668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-48984743421568725602013-02-19T19:27:07.684-05:002013-02-19T19:27:07.684-05:00Thanks, Maxie, for reading and commenting. I hope ...Thanks, Maxie, for reading and commenting. I hope you "opened" a few doors to peak inside. As for wishing for one around you––maybe there is. Search the two sites I provided above (Charlesbridge or Indie Store Finder), you might be surprised. Don't forget that if you find/visit one, let me how you liked it, how different it was from big-box stores, and anything else worth noting. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15123676447865226668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-1893044709832346262013-02-19T19:20:07.933-05:002013-02-19T19:20:07.933-05:00In the early '80s, I walked into Kramer Books ...In the early '80s, I walked into Kramer Books & Afterwards, and it was just as you describe it now. Its formula for success has endured the evolving, and more recently revolving landscape. What an accomplishment! I remember the atmosphere, both serious along the book stacks, and jovial in the restaurant. This speaks volumes of what humanity craves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279810357296469936.post-8124433907118560402013-02-19T15:25:06.576-05:002013-02-19T15:25:06.576-05:00I wish there was one in my neck of the woods :)I wish there was one in my neck of the woods :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431762933049043552noreply@blogger.com