Comments on: Aradia closing, needs volunteers http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:03:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: kyle http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3637 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:30:06 +0000 http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3637 I think it's the other way around. What does Aradia have that BnN doesn't? And the answer is, a lot. First the obvious - Aradia sold books that BnN wouldn't touch with a ten foot pole. And many professors, especially from the political science and women's and gender studies departments, ordered their books from Aradia. When Derrick Jensen came to town, the owner of Aradia was invited to sell his books at his talk. Despite all this support, it is still closing down. There is no friendly competition when corporations move in and it hardly has anything to do with the preference of citizens. When was the last time anyone asked you if you wanted a new Starbucks or Burger King? And second, supporting a local bookstore means love of your unique community. It means petting their dogs as you enter the building. It means a unique blend of under represented genres. And don't even get me started on greedy Flagstaff landlords and building owners whose rising rent prices chase out local business as quickly as any of the other factors... I think it’s the other way around. What does Aradia have that BnN doesn’t? And the answer is, a lot. First the obvious - Aradia sold books that BnN wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole. And many professors, especially from the political science and women’s and gender studies departments, ordered their books from Aradia. When Derrick Jensen came to town, the owner of Aradia was invited to sell his books at his talk. Despite all this support, it is still closing down. There is no friendly competition when corporations move in and it hardly has anything to do with the preference of citizens. When was the last time anyone asked you if you wanted a new Starbucks or Burger King?

And second, supporting a local bookstore means love of your unique community. It means petting their dogs as you enter the building. It means a unique blend of under represented genres. And don’t even get me started on greedy Flagstaff landlords and building owners whose rising rent prices chase out local business as quickly as any of the other factors…

]]> by: Samson http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3636 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 19:45:39 +0000 http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3636 My point exactly, what does Barnes & Nobel have that Aradia did not? Better selection, better prices, ect. My point exactly, what does Barnes & Nobel have that Aradia did not?

Better selection, better prices, ect.

]]> by: emily http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3632 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:39:47 +0000 http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3632 I have always gotten what I wanted from Aradia (9 yrs). I think the HUGE Barnes& Noble right around the corner may have had quite a bit of influence in another local business closing down. I have always gotten what I wanted from Aradia (9 yrs). I think the HUGE Barnes& Noble right around the corner may have had quite a bit of influence in another local business closing down.

]]> by: Samson http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3629 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:08:38 +0000 http://www.undertheconcrete.org/2008/04/16/aradia-closing-needs-volunteers/#comment-3629 Give the people what they want or else go out of business. Give the people what they want or else go out of business.

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