![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The store, name and staff will continue, and "gradual improvements will be made over the coming months," Green Apple said, adding that the purchase reflects "Green Apple's need to grow in the face of challenges to bricks-and-mortar bookselling."įounded in 1976, Browser Books carries a variety of books, with an emphasis on "fiction and literature, classic and contemporary as well as our collection in philosophy and religion, east and west, especially Buddhism." As Green Apple put it: "Thanks to Browser's 43-year successful run on Fillmore Street, a reasonable landlord and lease, an enthusiastic and well-read staff, a loyal customer base, and a successful GoFundMe campaign in 2017, the store is healthy." (The GoFundMe campaign reached its goal of $75,000, needed to deal with store debt and Stephen Damon's high medical bills.)īrowser owner Stephen Damon said: "I've owned Browser Books since 1981. Green Apple Books, which has two stores in San Francisco, is buying "Fillmore Street institution" Browser Books from Stephen Damon, effective October 1. ![]()
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