Independent Booksellers Stage A Comeback

Despite facing stiff competition from Amazon and e-books, membership in the American Booksellers Assocation has risen nearly 19 percent since 2009.

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Each bookseller may have multiple storefronts. In 2014 ABA members operated 2,094 individual locations.

Source: American Booksellers Association

Credit: Christopher Groskopf/NPR