Concentrate / With Poll: Ann Arbor independent booksellers say new shop faces big challenges

The new owners have been soliciting advice from their soon-to-be fellow booksellers, Aunt Agatha’s and Nicola Rooney, who owns and runs Nicola’s Books in the Westgate Shopping Center, Concentrate reported.

Owners stressed that the key to making Literati successful will be to create a community of book buyers who will come back to the store for their purchases. The increase in Internet sales has made it tough for brick-and-mortar stores to survive, but stores in Ann Arbor have realized some success by specializing and making their stores destinations rather than just shops.

Literati has leased space at the corner of Fourth Avenue and East Washington Street and is currently working on minor renovations to the space and moving in shelving. According to the store’s blog, Literati hopes to open in early March.

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