We're not any happier about home heating oil costs than you, but a used bookstore like Magers & Quinn isn't the worst place to ride out the coming economic storm. As our own events impresario put it told the Pioneer Press recently:
"Historically, books do OK in bad times. It depends on how bad the misery gets," said David Unowsky, who knows as much about selling books as anyone in this state.
Unowsky, who owned St. Paul's Ruminator Books, coordinates author readings at Magers & Quinn in Minneapolis. In bad times, he recalls this quote from Renaissance Dutch scholar Erasmus: "When I get a little money, I buy books; and, if any is left, I buy food and clothes."
The full article--including the upbeat thoughts of other Minnesota booksellers and publishers--is here.
We've always had good books at great prices. We're not changing that now.--David E
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