By David T. Valentin In an effort to save The Strand, the famous downtown New York City bookstore, owner Nancy Wyden posted a heartfelt letter imploring book lovers to buy from the store in order to #Savethestrand. Within only two days, customers contributed to $170,550 in sales. The letter, posted with the hashtag #savethestrand, was posted on the bookstore’s social media platforms. As of the end of October, the post received over 16.5 thousand retweets and 26.3 likes, makin

It seems no business is safe from the hardships, not even our favorite independent bookstore The Strand.  Just yesterday, the favorite multi-leveled New York bookstore posted on their social media accounts to, “Shop Local. Buy Early. Think Indie. #SaveTheStrand” “Our revenue has dropped nearly 70% compared to last year,” said the post. “And the loans and cash reserves that have kept us afloat these past months are depleted.” What followed in the post was a three-page letter w