A conversation with Ryan Raffaelli about his research on the independent bookstore industry. We discuss why he made bookstores a primary focus of his work, his research methodology, why bookstores are an anomaly in retail, what he thinks of Amazon's retail footprints, the "buy local" movement, bookstore curation, and improvements bookstores can make for the future. Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to shows. Visit https://bookstories.show for all past episodes. Thanks for listening.