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When I was in college, I often bought from an off-campus bookstore

instead of the campus shop because of the savings and convenience. It mostly dealt in used books, and was right near my dorm.

I figured such stores might be hit by the Internet, but

 it looks like one, Warrior Textbooks, has just opened by

It's not an easy biz, as Book Shelf store owner Chris Livingston told the 

. He had to end his used-textbook service after two years because his small shop couldn't really afford to stock the wide variety of titles needed in Winona State classes.

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When I was in college, I often bought from an off-campus bookstore (which was called just that) instead of the campus shop because of the savings and convenience. It mostly dealt in used books, and was right near my dorm. I figured such stores might be hit by the Internet, but it looks like one,…

Why running a Winona State off-campus bookstore is tough

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