BY DAVID SIBRAY FOR WV EXPLORER
Opening a bookstore may not be the best way to turn a profit, but bookstores in West Virginia are doing well and diversifying, says an author who’s published a book on the matter.
Matt Browning, the author of “Bookstore Explorer: West Virginia,” says thirty bookstores now exist in the Mountain State, often in areas where you wouldn’t expect to find one.
“It was interesting to see how the stores are diversifying in order to succeed,” Browning said.
“There are plenty of stores that are strictly books—your traditional used bookshops with wall-to-wall stacks or your stores carrying new inventory and book-related merchandise and gifts…”
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