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Related: About this forumChristmas came early for 81 lucky indie booksellers.
James Patterson Donates $473,000 To Independent Bookstores

The donation is part of Pattersons $1 million #SaveOurBooks campaign supporting independent bookstores.
In 2014, James will distribute one million dollars to independent bookstores across the country. The funds can be used for employee bonuses, expanding childrens book sections, book events, and other store developments. Over $550,000 was given to deserving bookstores in the first half of 2014.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarrylee/xmas-came-early-for-indie-bookstores
K&R for Mr. Patterson!!!!
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Christmas came early for 81 lucky indie booksellers. (Original Post)
Little Star
Dec 2014
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scarletwoman
(31,893 posts)1. That's very cool!
Thank you for posting this!
Little Star
(17,055 posts)2. That really was nice of him.
Enthusiast
(50,983 posts)3. Kicked and recommended!
Sorry I didn't respond earlier.
Yay, James Patterson!