Bookpoint Finally Ends Its Long Chapter In Book Trade

Bookpoint, a prominent book store in town, has closed its chapter, ending a story that has been running for more than 70 years. A family dispute is reportedly the cause of the closure. The store shall be missed by book lovers, which perhaps is just about the only positive point about their closure. 

I have very fond memories of this place; from the smell of old books, the weirdly intoxicating scent that haunts libraries and second-hand book stores; the helpful employees who astoundingly could tell you whether or not a book was in stock without even looking around the shelves or referring to the catalogue; the brief chats with the Asian proprietors; yeah even the one-off encounters with a gorgeous, perhaps astray, woman along the aisles. I will surely miss the Saturday afternoons spent at the store.

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First paragraph lifted from today's Standard.