Author: McKinley Corbley / Source: Good News Network
This small independent book store in England isn’t just surviving – it is thriving thanks to the city that adores its literary services.
October Books of Southampton had been struggling to afford the rising rent prices of the building that they had occupied since 1977.
The owners created a crowdfunding page for $400,000 in hopes of buying out an old bank building down the block.Hundreds of devoted customers and regular visitors offered donations and loans to help meet the crowdfunding goal.
Then on Sunday, the shop ran into another financial issue – how would they be able to move their stock to the new location without having to pay for expensive moving services?
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