During the last quarter of the twentieth century independent booksellers began disappearing at a dramatic rate.

FORBES: Book Publishers Challenged by Distribution Problems

Independent booksellers have been vanishing for decades at the rate of 200 or 300 a year nationwide.

FORBES: Ruined Skyline

Think Jeff Bezos at Amazon.com building an online book selling business in a world of brick and mortar booksellers.

FORBES: Are You An Innovative Entrepreneur?