Save John King!

Legendary Detroit bookseller John King's two satellite bookstores are in trouble, with prices being slashed in a desperate attempt to boost revenues and gain survival. Detroiters, please do your literary/community duty, set aside your Kindles and support these stores.

According to the article, King's flagship store, the awe-inspiring John K. King Used and Rare Books (ONE MILLION BOOKS!), is supposedly safe for now, but it seems likely that the same market forces that are punishing the Ferndale and Cass Avenue stores will also hurt the flagship store eventually. I haven't been in Detroit for fifteen years and see little other reason to do so, but if I get even a whiff that the flagship store is in trouble, I will make an immediate pilgrimage to 901 West Lafayette Boulevard.

(Via NewPages.)