5/22/2023 0 Comments La weatherly angel trilogy![]() ![]() Since then, Longitude Books has seen more and more walk-in customers. "We opened our showroom in October, hoping to become a destination for local travelers," explained Vinson. And though books are showcased primarily in Longitude's office spaces, the staff is happy to give visitors tours of the warehouse. "Our business revolves around place-it's about understanding what makes a destination unique, so it made sense to create a physical space for our books and maps-to turn ourselves into a destination." The showroom does not have any bookstore-only staff, but between the staff members from both Longitude Books and East View Map Link, which bought Longitude Books in 2012, there are 11 people on-site. For most of its existence, the store's business model has focused on creating lists of fiction and nonfiction books in partnership with tour operators and travel planners, but Longitude Books will also sell books to any traveler. ![]() "The showroom allows us to reach local, independent travelers, and it allows them to see and handle books and maps before they buy," said Jodie Vinson, Longitude's managing editor. The physical store, which showcases in particular coffee-table books, paper maps and other items, is adjacent to the company's 10,000 square-foot-warehouse containing some 7,000 books and 10,000 maps. Last month, online travel bookstore Longitude Books opened a physical bookstore/showroom in its office space in Plymouth, Minn. Amazon isn't the only online bookseller to open a bricks-and-mortar bookstore/showroom recently. ![]()
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