In praise of good bookstores /
Deutsch, Jeff, 1975-
In praise of good bookstores / Jeff Deutsch. - vii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The presence of books : an introduction -- Space --Abundance -- Value -- Community -- Time -- The good bookstore : an epilogue.
"Books, even obscure ones, are readily available online in the age of digital retail. As bookstores attempt to find their identity in a new era, some have survived by selling everything from toys to socks, coffee to stationery. In this short book, Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks. It is a defense of serious bookstores, but more importantly it is a paean to the spaces that support them; the experience of readers as they engage with the books, the stacks, and each other; and the particular community created by the presence of such an institution. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a bookseller and his particular experience at Sem Co-op, Deutsch aims, in a series of brief essays, to consider how concepts like space, time, abundance, measure, community, and reverence find expression in a good bookstore, and to show some ways in which the importance of the bookstore is both urgent and enduring"--
9780691207766 (hardback) 0691207763 (hardback)
2021040299
Deutsch, Jeff, 1975-
Seminary Co-op Bookstores, Inc.
Booksellers and bookselling--History--United States--20th century.
Libreros --Estados Unidos
Librerías
Booksellers and bookselling--History--United States--21st century.
Bookstores--Social aspects.
Books and reading--Social aspects.
Libros y lectura --Aspectos sociales
Essays.
Z 473 / D486i 2022
341/.4500209730904
In praise of good bookstores / Jeff Deutsch. - vii, 200 pages ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The presence of books : an introduction -- Space --Abundance -- Value -- Community -- Time -- The good bookstore : an epilogue.
"Books, even obscure ones, are readily available online in the age of digital retail. As bookstores attempt to find their identity in a new era, some have survived by selling everything from toys to socks, coffee to stationery. In this short book, Jeff Deutsch, the director of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago, aims to make the case for the value of spaces devoted to books and the value of the time spent browsing their stacks. It is a defense of serious bookstores, but more importantly it is a paean to the spaces that support them; the experience of readers as they engage with the books, the stacks, and each other; and the particular community created by the presence of such an institution. Drawing on his lifelong experience as a bookseller and his particular experience at Sem Co-op, Deutsch aims, in a series of brief essays, to consider how concepts like space, time, abundance, measure, community, and reverence find expression in a good bookstore, and to show some ways in which the importance of the bookstore is both urgent and enduring"--
9780691207766 (hardback) 0691207763 (hardback)
2021040299
Deutsch, Jeff, 1975-
Seminary Co-op Bookstores, Inc.
Booksellers and bookselling--History--United States--20th century.
Libreros --Estados Unidos
Librerías
Booksellers and bookselling--History--United States--21st century.
Bookstores--Social aspects.
Books and reading--Social aspects.
Libros y lectura --Aspectos sociales
Essays.
Z 473 / D486i 2022
341/.4500209730904