As I went up the steps into the University Bookstore in
Bellevue, Washington, on a recent Saturday a man in front of me said, “No books
left.”
This was part of a group of bookstores that supplied
textbooks and memorabilia to the University of Washington, whose main campus is
in Seattle. They also sold a variety of books that could be found in a typical
bookstore
I didn’t normally go there, but when I heard they would be
closing, I decided to visit.
What the man said was not actually true—the books were gone
from the area in front of the stairs. To the right, a lot of books were still
left, but going fast. All books were 75% off. One man bought a stack of science
fiction books he could barely carry. I bought a history book I may review one
day.
It reminded me of the recent closure of the Barnes &
Noble bookstore at the Crossroads Mall, also in Bellevue. A friend who runs a
private school said she should buy her books at bookstores instead of online. I
told her that would be a major expense for her, while it would be undetectable
by the bookstore. There was nothing we could do to stop these closures.
The University Bookstore in Bellevue closed on February 15.
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