After posting a plea for help, the Strand bookstore receives 25,000 online orders.
Local bookstores have seen better days. According to recent data from the American Booksellers Association, more than one independent bookstore has closed every week since the pandemic began. And after Nancy Bass Wyden, the owner of the Strand Bookstore in Manhattan, crunched her September sales numbers and realized sales were down a staggering 70 percent compared to 2019, she feared the New York institution may suffer a similar fate. Wyden posted a call for help on Instagram this past Friday, and loyal readers turned out: The store received a record 25,000 online orders within 48 hours.
Article from Surface Magazine