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Used bookstores buy and sell used books and out-of-print books. A range of titles is available in used bookstores, including in print and out-of-print books. Book collectors tend to frequent used book stores. Large online bookstores offer used books for sale, too. Individuals wishing to sell their used books using online bookstores agree to terms outlined by the bookstore(s): for example, paying the online bookstore(s) a predetermined commission once the books have sold. Used bookstores can range in size offering from several hundred to several hundred thousands of titles. They may be brick-and-mortar stores, internet-only stores, or a combination of both. A book town is a locale where numerous bookstores are located and serve as the town's main attraction to tourists. ==Bookstore tourism== Bookstore tourism is a type of cultural tourism that promotes independent bookstores as a group travel destination. It started as a grassroots effort to support locally owned and operated bookshops, many of which have struggled to compete with large bookstore chains and online retailers. The project was initiated by Larry Portzline, a writer and college instructor in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania who led "bookstore road trips" to other cities and recognized its potential as a group travel niche and marketing tool.〔(Larry Portzline )〕 The most famous bookstore tourism destination is Hay-on-Wye in Wales. In 2007, ''The New York Times'' argued that the Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts, is the "most author-saturated, book-cherishing, literature-celebrating place in" the United States. 〔(In the Valley of the Literate )〕 In particular, it discussed three bookshops in the region, ''Amherst Books'' in Amherst, Massachusetts, ''Broadside Bookshop'' in Northampton, Massachusetts, and ''The Odyssey Bookshop'' in South Hadley, Massachusetts.〔 In 2008, ''USA Today'' listed nine top bookstore travel destinations in the United States as: ''Books & Books'' in Coral Gables, Florida; ''City Lights Books'' in San Francisco; ''The Elliott Bay Book Company'' in Seattle; ''Politics and Prose'' in Washington, DC; ''Powell's Books'' in Portland, Oregon; ''Prairie Lights'' in Iowa City, Iowa; ''Tattered Cover'' in Denver, Colorado; ''That Bookstore in Blytheville'' in Blytheville, Arkansas; and the ''Strand Book Store'' in New York City.〔(Nine destination bookstores worth putting on a tourist's itinerary )〕 Bookstore tourism is encouraged by organizations such as the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Antiquarian Booksellers (MARIAB). Founded in 1976, the organization has 125 business members , publicizes its member bookstores with a website and a free annual directory booklet, and sponsors an annual "Pioneer Valley Book & Ephemera Fair". 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「Used bookstore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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