San Diego Book(store) Crawl: Independent Bookstore Day
While many bookstores organize individual events, bookstores in San Diego are working together to offer a book crawl, involving multiple stores in the event in a manner that builds customer bases for all the stores ("San Diego Book Crawl returns for 8th year with more locations," San Diego Union-Tribune). 14 stores are participating.
The concept of Independent Bookstore Day is expanding as this year is the launch of the Global Book Crawl event, stores in Southern California are participating ("6 Southern California independent bookstores join first-ever Global Book Crawl," Orange County Register, "Indie Booksellers Launch Ambitious Global Bookstore Crawl," Publishers Weekly).
Rather than one day, the Global Book Crawl
is a week, starting yesterday.
"... from April 21-27, the event involves 300 bookstores in more than 70 cities across 20 countries"
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Turner and his peers originally drew inspiration from San Diego’s book crawl, which just had its ninth anniversary. Now, the event has 15 participating stores and a shuttle service to take participants to each location.
Similarly to that crawl, L.A.’s will feature a passport system, which involves delegating stamps for every purchase of $10 or more at each stop. Shoppers will also win prizes along the way, such as tote bags, pins, stickers and a free audiobook.
For those who hit all bookstores — with stamps to show for it — the grand prize awaits: a raffle entry for a $325 gift card.
Some legacy institutions show up on the list of L.A.-area stores, such as Vroman’s in Pasadena and Chevalier’s in Larchmont, but there are also a few niche inclusions, like children’s bookstores Once Upon A Time in Montrose and Children’s Book World in Cheviot Hills and Culver City’s classic romance read haunt, the Ripped Bodice.
“We’re not just selling books; we’re a place where community gathers,” he said.
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