Там, где живут книги. История книжных магазинов от Франклина до "Амазон"

Ėvan Friss - professor istorii v Universitete Dzheĭmsa Mėdisona. On zhivet s zhenoĭ (prodavt͡som knig) i dvumi͡a detʹmi (inogda prodai͡ushchimi knigi) v Kharrisonburge, shtat Virdzhinii͡a. O PROFESSII, KOTORAI͡A POChTI NE PRINOSIT DENEG, NO VSEGDA PO LI͡UBVI. Knizhnyĭ magazin chasto vystupaet mestom deĭstvii͡a dli͡a romanticheskikh komediĭ ili li͡ubovnykh romanov, sitkomov ili detektivnykh trillerov. Atmosfera knizhnogo ne mozhet ne vdokhnovli͡atʹ - ėto romantichnoe mesto i v to zhe vremi͡a ubezhishche, gde mozhno zateri͡atʹsi͡a v knigakh i naĭti sebi͡a. Takim ego delai͡ut li͡udi, kotorye tam rabotai͡ut. "Tam, gde zhivut knigi" - napisannai͡a s ogromnoĭ nezhnostʹi͡u istorii͡a amerikanskikh knizhnykh magazinov ot pervogo knigotorgovogo predprii͡atii͡a Bendzhamina Franklina do internet-giganta "Amazon". No v pervui͡u ocheredʹ ėto rasskaz o knigotorgovt͡sakh, neravnodushnykh ėntuziastakh, iskrenne vli͡ublennykh v knigi i svoi͡u professii͡u. "Iskrennee priznanie v li͡ubvi k knizhnym magazinam. Ėvan Friss pokazyvaet ikh ne kak torgovye tochki, a kak mesta sily - t͡sentry priti͡azhenii͡a i formirovanii͡a soobshchestv. V ego knige knizhnye stanovi͡atsi͡a tem, chto meni͡aet li͡udeĭ i kulʹturnui͡u zhiznʹ strany: ėto vovse ne pro biznes, a pro idei, zhivye razgovory i pro li͡udeĭ. Dli͡a vsekh, kto rabotaet s knigami ili prosto li͡ubit ikh, ėto vazhnoe napominanie: knizhnyĭ magazin - kuda bolʹshe, chem kassa i stellazh. Ėto gimn "zhivuchesti" i vere vli͡ublennykh v knigi li͡udeĭ". - Evgenii͡a Rykalova, izdatelʹ i mediamenedzher.

Evan Friess is a professor of history at James Madison University. He lives with his wife (a bookseller) and two children (who sometimes sell books) in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ABOUT A PROFESSION THAT MAKES ALMOST NO MONEY, BUT ALWAYS OUT OF LOVE. A bookstore is often the setting for romantic comedies or romance novels, sitcoms or detective thrillers. The atmosphere of the bookstore cannot but inspire — it is a romantic place and at the same time a refuge where you can get lost in books and find yourself. That's how the people who work there make it. "Where Books Live" is the story of American bookstores written with great tenderness, from Benjamin Franklin's first bookselling company to the online giant Amazon. But first of all, this is a story about booksellers, caring enthusiasts who are sincerely in love with books and their profession. "A sincere declaration of love for bookstores. Evan Friess shows them not as outlets, but as places of power — centers of attraction and community formation. In his book, bookstores become what changes people and the cultural life of the country.: It's not about business at all, but about ideas, lively conversations, and people. For anyone who works with books or just loves them, this is an important reminder: a bookstore is much more than a cash register and a shelving unit. It is a hymn to the "vitality" and faith of people in love with books." — Evgenia Rykalova, publisher and media manager.