Even though our passion and our focus may be more literary, we do have a real breadth. Also, the store continues to reinvent itself, and Grenier believes she has now found a winning formula. Our entire second floor is now used, remainder and antiquarian books, including about ten other dealers who rent space here. That has given us a unique inventory, and it's been a lot of fun. Used bookselling is totally different from new bookselling.
People come out of their basements and attics with all sorts of stuff.
The Odyssey has also made a decision to sell books over the Internet. I think that focus on books is what's really makes independents stand out. I really do see the involvement in the community and the community involvement in the stores as a form to make the world a better place. That's one of the reasons I'm in books. I do think the independents are going to survive.