For the past 49 years, The Book Rack has been a place to trade in and shop for used books from all genres at low prices. Debbie Nissen has been the face of this used book store for 30 of those 49 ...

"I put everything I had into this place," says Karen Kropp, owner of the Book Rack in Arcadia, which is closing at the end of the month. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) “Welcome to the Book Rack,” ...

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On the last day at her bookshop, Karen Kropp remains surrounded by stories. In the days after the 78-year-old owner of the Book Rack in Arcadia announced she was closing the store after 40 years, ...

This summer marks the final chapter for used bookstore The Book Rack in La Quinta. Owner Holly Escobedo, 78, told The Desert Sun she won't renew the lease on her location in Plaza La Quinta. She will ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -The Book Rack, located at 4764 Elmore Ave, Davenport, is an independent book store with the basic operation of accepting books in trade for store credit and allow customers to ...

The Book Rack is hosting the first annual Cincy Book Rack Author Festival on Saturday The Book Rack is hosting the first annual Cincy Book Rack Author Festival on ...

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with publisher Esther Margolis about the end of the era of mass market paperbacks. These inexpensively made books were once staples in most grocery and drug stores.

“Welcome to the Book Rack,” Karen Kropp says, her eyes panning the increasingly sparse shelves inside her bookstore. “It used to be a lot fuller.” After 40 years — the last half under Kropp’s ...