The plight of Libreria Martinez - Santa Ana

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Posted on: May 13th, 2008
Filed Under: [ Business ] [ California ] [ Los Angeles ]
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“You could write an anthology of sad stories about iconic bookstores across Southern California. Problem is, they’d all have similar plots: Individuals who struggle to nurture a vision of what bookstores can mean, not just to readers but to communities. Debts that grow instead of sales. Landlords with ambitious new plans.

Over the last few months, three extraordinary shops have either closed or are in dire danger. Less than a year ago, this page was celebrating the survival of Dutton’s Brentwood Books after the property owner reconsidered his plans for new development. Crippled by debt, the store closed anyway in April.”*

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