🔗 linkblog: Major retail chain buys Lexington mainstay Joseph-Beth Booksellers15 September 2026This sucks so much.15 September 2026We have spent hundreds and hundreds of dollars at our local indie bookstore, justifying each cent as helping it stay independent. Seeing it get acquired by B&N is devastating, no matter how much independence they claim they will let it keep.🔗 linkblog: Barnes & Noble acquires both of Joseph-Beth Booksellers’ locations in Lexington, Cincinnati15 September 2026No, gross, ew, why?