As much as I will admit I love the instant gratification of ordering books, and anything else from Amazon Prime…it pains my heart to order books via Amazon when I know there are so many amazing independent bookstores out there all over the world who need the constant support of readers and their purchases.
While my very first choice would be to always visit an independent bookstore to purchase all of my books, whether that be one of my local bookstores or one in a city I may be visiting on a vacation or trip, that is not always in the cards. So my second choice is to place my book orders on bookshop.org. Read more about bookshop.org’s fantastic mission to support local, independent bookstores below and purchase your books there.
Taken from bookshop.org‘s site:
“Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. We believe that bookstores are essential to a healthy culture. They’re where authors can connect with readers, where we discover new writers, where children get hooked on the thrill of reading that can last a lifetime. They’re also anchors for our downtowns and communities. As more and more people buy their books online, we wanted to create an easy, convenient way for you to get your books and support bookstores at the same time. If you want to find a specific local bookstore to support, find them on our map and they’ll receive the full profit off your order. Otherwise, your order will contribute to an earnings pool that will be evenly distributed among independent bookstores (even those that don’t use Bookshop).“
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