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Video Free: Still Standing (Alex C., Yelp)

In a Bleak World of Streaming, A Ray Of Hope For Video Store Buffs in Brooklyn

Our hearts surged with hope when we heard the news:  unlike so many of its charmingly archaic compatriots, Video Free Brooklyn will live another day. (And just after we learned that older immigrants were keeping VHS tradition alive in far-flung corners of the city!)

Might there be a small, but loyal band of movie lovers who want their rental stores back? Who are disappointed with Netflix’s poor streaming selection? Who wish to turn their backs on the drudgery of the queue? Dare we dream? Read More

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Book Returns

So it turns out people still buy books: “For all of the Sturm und Drang accompanying the change, publishing in 2010 was as profitable as it has ever been.”

For 2009-2010 Penguin had “record earnings” and Random House saw “its largest increase in sales since 2006.”

So as long as people keep writing about Read More