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  • Author(s): Green, Alex
  • Source:
    Publishers Weekly. 9/28/2020, Vol. 267 Issue 39, p4-6. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      BOOKSTORES; BOOKSELLERS & bookselling; BOOK sales & prices; COVID-19; RETAIL store closures
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses that more than 80 percent of bookstores surveyed are now open for some form of limited in-store browsing, with appointments or other measures to ensure that they abide by state capacity guidelines. It mentions that booksellers are deeply concerned about overall economic uncertainty, with many expecting flat sales in the fourth quarter at best. It also mentions that many booksellers worry another rise in Covid-19 cases could lead to a second wave of mandatory closures.