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Re:How does an independent bookstore survive for 90 years? by Ajay-p on Thursday March 28, 2024 @03:14PM (#39856111)
Until property taxes eventually push them out as it has done in some urban communities. Ownership is huge but prices will always rise so I think it's hard to ever let their guard down.
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Re:How does an independent bookstore survive for 90 years? by bombcar on Thursday March 28, 2024 @05:35PM (#39857598)
Property taxes will eventually get you, but if the bookstore owns the building its in, it will (almost by definition) be able to sell for millions and move elsewhere, if it wants to.

Usually (in my experience) it survives until the owner retires or dies, and then disappears.

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Re:How does an independent bookstore survive for 90 years? by jandrese on Thursday March 28, 2024 @05:38PM (#39857637)
You pay the property taxes either way. It's not like the landlord can just make them go away, they just get hidden in the rent hikes.
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