Bookstores For Sale

 Ann and Dale (Woody) Woodbeck have owned Excelsior Bay Books since 2020, believing that Excelsior needs its bookstore. For 28 years, Excelsior Bay Books has met the challenges of big box stores, the internet, The Evil Empire, and e-readers. Through it all, the store has adapted and flourished through its unique blend of modern technology and personal attention, all centered on a love for reading.

For Sale: Gladewater Books. Established 2007. Includes approximately 300,000 used books, three downtown buildings, signage and furnishings, live online listings, inventory sources.  Inventory varies from $1.99 mass market paperbacks to antiquarian collectors’ items and ephemera. Will consider selling inventory only, leasing the buildings or other creative options. 

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Opportunity to own and operate a well-respected independent bookstore selling new and used books, focused on local, regional and Appalachian authors and books. The store hosts 25-50 on- and off-site events a year (including book clubs, author signings and readings) and offers literary-themed sidelines. The operation includes a business-to-business sales operation and conducts new-book sales online through a dedicated website.