McIntyre & Moore Books - 70% off, closes forever on June 5

[ron_newman]

McIntyre & Moore's Store Closing Sale has entered its final week. All books are 70% off. The last day of business will be Sunday, June 5.

In other bad bookselling news, Globe Corner Bookstore in Harvard Square will also close in June, its owners having failed to find a buyer.

Comments

[dougo.livejournal.com]

A casualty of Google Maps, maybe?

[ron_newman]

Google Maps are not good enough to replace most printed maps. They don't show topography very well, and don't show municipal boundaries at all. Also, a lot of Globe Corner's merchandise are travel guides, not just maps.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

My impression was that the owners wanted to retire or move on to other things.

[ron_newman]

From the store's blog last December:

Patrick Carrier, the president of The Globe Corner Bookstore, has announced plans to sell the 28-year-old Harvard Square landmark travel book & map specialty store due to a recent health issue. He requested that prospective buyers contact him directly for information about the sale.

Carrier explained that the health issue is likely to be very manageable over time, but is the impetus for initiation of an “exit strategy” in order to focus (for the short-term) on health rather than business issues.

Unfortunately, what we're seeing here is basically the same thing that happened to Bob Slate Stationer.

[witzwurst.livejournal.com]

It sounded as if the Globe Corner website would remain open for now, and that they were still actively seeking to sell it. For better or worse, I suspect that is likely to be a more successful business model for a business that specialized.