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November 23, 2005: Canada: "Where Have all the Bookstores Gone?"
"In the past month alone, three veteran booksellers -- Jamie Fraser, Michael McBurnie of McBurnie & Cutler, and David Mason -- have carted their precious volumes to new quarters. And the agents of bibliophobic cleansing? Soaring rents, landlords eager for more lucrative tenants and the continuing migration of the used-book business to the Internet. Both Mr. Fraser and Mr. McBurnie are now operating from their homes, while Mr. Mason has moved to a basement near Adelaide and Spadina."
