" People would rather sit at a computer and order their books than go out to a great, old bookstore, such as Dutton's, and meet interesting people while browsing the aisles. Go figure."

"No official closing date has been set, but Dutton said he figures he'll be out by mid-March. He's thinning out his stock now with a 50-percent-off sale before he shifts his rare book business online from his home in Washington, where he and his wife, Judy, are moving."

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