Greenlight Bookstore Location Revealed!
After much build-up (including a party and much press), the little-bookstore-that-could officially has a home. And what a home it is! The former Nationwide Insurance storefront at 686 Fulton Street at the corner of South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene is 2,000 square feet large with charming old-school windows and tons of street frontage. The…
After much build-up (including a party and much press), the little-bookstore-that-could officially has a home. And what a home it is! The former Nationwide Insurance storefront at 686 Fulton Street at the corner of South Portland Avenue in Fort Greene is 2,000 square feet large with charming old-school windows and tons of street frontage. The owners think they may be able to open as early as September. Shop locally, peeps!
The Big Announcement: Greenlight Is Go! [A Store in Brooklyn] GMAP
and i’ve always felt this side of the street lacked in retail visibility over it’s counterpart across fulton…
this is truly a perfect location!
Yes, I also wonder how “healthy” publishing is…I thought everyone is struggling who work on books and magazines.
Well, so many books are printed in China it is shocking to me…
The husband unit did a recent “vanity publication” (small art catalogue for a show he had). It was printed at one of the best U.S. presses. They do a lot of museum work and top of the line art books. The catalogue was very expensive to print and bind…ugh…north of 20 grand for a two boxes of books!…but I felt good about having it done here and supporting the economy…anyway, it wouldn’t have been produced as well otherwise…
That’s my “book/publishing” story.
“I think the publishing industry is actually healthier than it was. Costs are way down for production and the process is much more streamlined.”
You mean, production has been outsourced to India and sr. management has given themselves bonuses for being so clever.
Oh, the economic downturn has hit publishing hard. It is easy easy easy to buy used books on the internet for 10-50% of the price of a new one.
I read a book a day – lots of rubbish. “Real” books I want to keep I buy at Community or Court but most of the trash I trade for on PaperBackSwap.com. It’s a fantastic site.
Four books a week new! Holy moly.
I hope this place has a bestseller list. nothing like taking your credit card and wandering around a bookstore, buying.
Funny, heather! The billy bookcase was a nice touch :-). Well, I love books and bookstores and that includes Barnes and Noble. I love a bookstore where you walk in and kids are all over the place reading books. Any store that promotes that is a great one in my…er…book.
I don’t have much room so every year I winnow out the books I don’t care that much about and give them away. But the ones I love I keep forever. Books are sacred.
Oh, please—quit looking for reasons to gripe (futilely) about indies vs. The Man. Total waste of time.
Ft. Greene finally gets a little bookstore in a beautiful storefront; it’s great news, period. Jobs, books, streetlife, community; this is one hundred percent great. I’ll start there first when I need something.
Economy, schmeconomy–life in FG and Clinton Hill just continues to rock. Love it here. Support your local shops and eateries!
No, actually I keep them. I like books. I like re-reading books. So does Mr. Heather. Stuff that I really hate, like that Sebold lady, or “Eat, Pray, Love,” I give away because we don’t have a fireplace.
Good one Heather.