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Book store shoplifting is a problem for book sellers and has sometimes led stores to keep certain volumes behind store counters. Shoplifters at book stores, also known as book shops, may be either amateur or professional thieves. Professionals target high-priced books and books that are easily resold, such as college textbooks. In addition to shoplifting, thievery also has been due to pilfering by shipping personnel and burglary. Book stores also are victimized by thefts of merchandise and other items aside from books. At Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, California, someone attempted to steal a security camera. At the Boulder Bookshop in Boulder, Colorado, prints hung in the bathroom and plants have been stolen.〔Rabb, Margo, ("Steal These Books" ), essay, ''The New York Times Book Review'', December 20, 2009, retrieved same day〕 ==Concerns of independent book sellers== Owners of small, independent book stores have said they find shoplifting particularly bothersome. According to Paul Constant, a Seattle book-store employee, "I know a few booksellers who have literally been driven a little bit crazy at the thought of their inventory evaporating out the door, and with good reason: An overabundance of shoplifters can put bookstores out of business. One local bookstore owner can famously talk about shoplifters with total strangers for hours, with the detail and passion that some people reserve for sexual conquests."〔Constant, Paul, ("Flying Off the Shelves: The Pleasures and Perils of Chasing Book Thieves" ), ''The Stranger'', February 26, 2008, retrieved December 20, 2009〕 "Shoplifting is a particular problem," said Patricia Van Osdol, owner of Wellington Books in Portland, Oregon. "It can be disastrous in a small store like this."〔Federman, Stan, "Book Shop Like Candy Store to Its Owner", article, ''The Oregonian'' of Portland, Oregon, April 9, 1992, retrieved December 20, 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Book store shoplifting」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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