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		<title>Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association Book Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Every year, Chicago is home to several large book fairs, most notably in Printers Row and the Newberry Library.  For the consumer, these fairs are usually great for finding inexpensive deals on paperbacks and occasionally a good deal on a rare or collectable book. When I attended the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association 22nd Annual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stephen Elliott&#8217;s bright idea: LitPAC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Partially because I was inspired by Gina Frangello&#8217;s post about Literary Communities and partially because I thought I should start writing about them for the site, I have decided to make a serious effort to attend more readings.  With that in mind, I headed over to No Exit Cafe on Tuesday night to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Under the Table Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	NOTE:  Unfortunately, Under The Table Books had to close its doors.  It was a great store and it will be missed.
	1443 W. Jarvis
Chicago, IL 60626 (map)
773.743.3728
hours: Wed-Fri 1-8pm, Sat-Sun 12-6pm
	&#8220;For most Chicagoans, Rogers Park has a mysterious air,&#8221; says bookstore owner Julie Marcus. &#8220;People are unsure about what&#8217;s going on up here so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With the first link, a chain is forged</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	In Akron, Ohio another independent bookstore bites the big one because of the opening of a Borders and the store owner seems to accept his fate without too much fuss.
	&#8220;Borders is a response to customer demand. There&#8217;s nothing evil about it, it&#8217;s just business,'&#8217; he said.
	The article from Akron&#8217;s Beacon Journal points to a 2002 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indie vs. Corporate: the war rages on&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	For some reason, perhaps because of the release of Reluctant Capitalists: Bookselling and the Culture of Consumption by Laura Miller, many have been chiming in on this debate.
	Here&#8217;s how things are shaping up so far:
	&#8220;What Are Independent Bookstores Really Good For? Not much.&#8221; By Tyler Cowen
	Patronizing indies helps us think we are more literary or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: City Bookshop&#8217;s New Location</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	3125 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60657  (map)
	Store owner John Flowers hopes to be up and running by the end of May 2006.
	Click here  for the post about his original location.

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		<title>Ravenswood Used Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	4226 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625 (map)
773.593.9166
hours: Mon-Sun 12-6pm,
Sun 12-5pm
store website
	Lincoln Square, like so many Chicago neighborhoods, is rapidly changing.  New storefronts with their bright illuminated placards seem to be continually either going up or coming down. Amidst this flux there resides a store with comparatively modest signage.  Simple and to the point, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>booknerd 101:  Book Jacket Covers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Collectors of comics and vinyl have long known the benefits of protecting their prized possessions with mylar sleeves.  Why should bibliophiles be any different? If you are going to spend the cash to get that coveted &#8220;first ed-ish,&#8221; you might as well invest in a book jacket cover.  It will protect both the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Bookshop, Inc.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img src="/images/citybookshop1.jpg" alt="city_bookshop" width="200" height="200" class="left" /><strong>1921 W. Irving Park Rd.
Chicago, IL 60613 (<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&#038;hl=en&#038;q=1921+W.+irving+park+rd.+chicago&#038;btnG=Search&#038;ll=41.954065,-87.676864&#038;spn=0.015415,0.054245">map</a>)
773.880.8003
hours: Sat 12:30-7:00,  Sun 12:30-6:00</strong>
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