The closing of Cody’s was indeed a sad moment for anyone involved in the world of books. If Fred Cody had still been alive he might not have made some of the decisions that Andy Ross did and perhaps it could have hung on a bit longer but in the end consumers play a big hand in whether a good bookstore lives or dies and how much we hold dear a friendly bricks and mortar store or instant gratification, such as too many of us get with the use of Amazon. It starts with a random search and then ends tragically by pushing the button ADD TO SHOPPING CART: It’s all too easy and then we are lamenting the loss of the independent bookstore without realizing that we’ve played a very active role in putting our friends and neighbors out of business.

I believe that Karl Pohrt of Shaman Drum, our neighborhood independent bookstore would like nothing better than to walk into his store to see fathers and sons and whole families browsing his shelves, alas its off to the mall we go, or we push the button ADD TO SHOPPING CART we make this decision every day!