Joseph-Beth Booksellers files for bankruptcy

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Joseph-Beth Booksellers files for bankruptcy

November 12, 2010

Now we know a bit more…

Joseph-Beth Booksellers files for bankruptcy.

Is this more evidence of a shift away from the printed word or just another example of a company that grew too far, too fast?

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