Bookselling in a snowstorm. Nine inches of snow fell in Iowa City, Iowa on small business Saturday. The storm disrupted in person book browsing on Small Business Saturday, but not internet book orders that continued to surge.

by Jeffrey A. Rothermel “Given a good pitch and the right amount of capital, any educated person ought to be able to make a small secure living out of a bookshop." [1] George Orwell November 1936 English novelist, (satirist) Solving Book Mysteries - The Five-Year Trek. Photo of Captain's Book Shoppe LLC storefront located at 1570 South First Avenue in Iowa City, Iowa 52240. Bookselling is a lot like soldiering. Each person's experience is a bit differ