{"id":49104,"date":"2025-02-19T08:02:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/booksellers-association-sees-more-independent-bookstores-join-in-2024\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T08:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:02:31","slug":"booksellers-association-sees-more-independent-bookstores-join-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cbs26.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/booksellers-association-sees-more-independent-bookstores-join-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Booksellers association sees more independent bookstores join in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gray-kpho-prod.gtv-cdn.com\/resizer\/v2\/https:\/do0bihdskp9dy.cloudfront.net\/02-19-2025\/t_49269b0cc66048499e1f553d33acf497_name_file_1280x720_2000_v3_1_.jpg?auth=69b1ba71628c3564e6cb0de4e113cdde4d119f1ddfff497bb76dec9f97058b98&#038;width=1200&#038;height=600&#038;smart=true\"><\/p>\n<div>According to the American Booksellers Association, in 2023, more than 291 bookstores opened up across the country. 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