"Mondazzi and his wife, Sonja, are among the growing ranks of independent booksellers who are shifting all or much of their business to the Internet even as their beloved, cramped storefronts continue to disappear."

"Book dealers say the lower overhead of warehouse operations - mainly cheaper rents and lower utility costs - makes it possible to survive against the dominance of national retailers such as Borders and Barnes & Noble, not to mention the major online retailers, such as Amazon.com."

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