April 21, 2023

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'Andy Hunter’s Bookshop platform was a pandemic hit. Now he’s on a mission to prove that small businesses can scale up without selling out.'

""Andy Hunter, the founder of Bookshop.org (pictured here at Spoonbill & Sugartown Books in Brooklyn) developed his love for books early. 'I became a reader, in the beginning, because it provided me solace,' he says.""  Photograph: Yael Malka

Article: How Bookshop.org Survives—and Thrives—in Amazon’s World

Related Article: Lydia Davis Refuses to Sell Her Next Book on Amazon


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