A new indie for Oklahoma; Belmont Books opens in Massachusetts; North Carolina chainlet changes hands; a California bookseller fights autograph law; and more.
Oklahoma to Get a New Bookstore: Bliss Books & Bindery will open in Stillwater this September.
Massachusetts Bookstore Opens: The new 5,000 sq.-ft. Belmont Books has opened in Belmont, Mass.
N.C. Chainlet Sold: Edward McKay Used Books & More, with locations in Winston-Salem and Greensboro, has been sold to the former owner's ex-wife.
EIBF Launch Petition to Fight Copyright Change: The European and International Booksellers Federation is urging people to sign a petition asking the EC to reconsider changes proposed to copyright laws governing sales of e-books.
Massachusetts's Curious George Store Under Threat: The World's Only Curious George Store in Harvard Square in Cambridge may move or close now that the building where it operates has been sold.
Celebrating the "Unoptimized" Bookstore: An essayist for Motherboard pens a paean to the pleasure of perusing the shelves at John K. King Used and Rare Books in Detroit.