{"id":57728,"date":"2017-05-09T16:17:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-09T21:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=57728"},"modified":"2017-05-28T18:32:06","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T23:32:06","slug":"chicago-independent-booksellers-join-forces-against-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-independent-booksellers-join-forces-against-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago independent booksellers join forces against Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Shen Lu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The arrival of Amazon\u2019s new brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago has brought local independent booksellers together.<\/p>\n<p>The Chicagoland Independent Bookstore Alliance is promoting a network of 24 bookstores, including feminist bookstore Women &amp; Children First in Andersonville. Initial results of a recent marketing promotion have been positive, according to Lynn Mooney, co-owner.<\/p>\n<p>The coalition hopes such efforts will attract more loyal customers who value a community bookstore with personalized service.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago independent bookstores band together to fight Amazon&#039;s new brick-and-mortar store.\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/216444838?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Women &amp; Children First Bookstore has been in business in Chicago since 1979. (Shen Lu\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Shen Lu The arrival of Amazon\u2019s new brick-and-mortar bookstore in Chicago has brought local independent booksellers together. 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