Comments on: Vertigo Books is at Risk: Part B http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/ An independent community bookstore specializing in literature & politics. Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:59:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Alan King http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-62 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:00:56 +0000 http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-62 "A Community's Bricks and Mortar: Karibu" Read it at http://alanwking.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/a-communitys-bricks-and-mortar-karibu/ “A Community’s Bricks and Mortar: Karibu” Read it at http://alanwking.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/a-communitys-bricks-and-mortar-karibu/

]]> by: Steve Hill http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-33 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:53:31 +0000 http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-33 Bridget and Todd Thanks for sharing these emails with all of us. Vertigo Books is a part of my community. It is your book store, but it is my book store too, and I would feel cheated if I showed up some day and with a sign on the door and no notice at all. This is a good wake up call; thanks for alerting us. Steve Bridget and Todd

Thanks for sharing these emails with all of us. Vertigo Books is a part of my community. It is your book store, but it is my book store too, and I would feel cheated if I showed up some day and with a sign on the door and no notice at all.

This is a good wake up call; thanks for alerting us.

Steve

]]> by: Jen Cook, Vertigo Alum http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-32 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:01:13 +0000 http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-32 Hey all. I've started the Vertigo Books Appreciation Society on Facebook. Bridget claims VBAS is a clunky acronym. HA! It is another way to connect with other fans of our favorite bookstore. GO BUY SOME BOOKS, Y'ALL! Hey all. I’ve started the Vertigo Books Appreciation Society on Facebook. Bridget claims VBAS is a clunky acronym. HA! It is another way to connect with other fans of our favorite bookstore. GO BUY SOME BOOKS, Y’ALL!

]]> by: Marianne Rankin http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-30 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:59:56 +0000 http://vertigobooks.blogsome.com/2008/10/29/vertigo-books-is-at-risk-part-b/#comment-30 I've shopped at Vertigo since it opened, and have asked for special orders occasionally. I'm surprised you don't get more business from the U. of Md., since the Book Exchange sells fewer books and more non-book items than it used to, and none with a discount. I've always been impressed with the great diversity of books at Vertigo, and thought it was well-suited for a college town, but admit that I rarely seek out the unusual titles you carry. Without totally duplicating the large chains, perhaps a few more "mainstream" books might help your ledgers? Best of luck. I’ve shopped at Vertigo since it opened, and have asked for special orders occasionally. I’m surprised you don’t get more business from the U. of Md., since the Book Exchange sells fewer books and more non-book items than it used to, and none with a discount. I’ve always been impressed with the great diversity of books at Vertigo, and thought it was well-suited for a college town, but admit that I rarely seek out the unusual titles you carry. Without totally duplicating the large chains, perhaps a few more “mainstream” books might help your ledgers?
Best of luck.

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