![]() sales director in 1998, served as an executive director on the PLC Board from 2002 to 2004, and subsequently was made group U.K. The Bookseller reported that Ward "was one of Bloomsbury's first employees when he joined, from Penguin, as sales representative for the North of England in 1987, before the company had yet published a book." He became U.K. sales director David Ward is leaving his position at the end of the year, after 30 years with the company. This is an idea-close to an ideology, dare I say."īloomsbury's group U.K. If we lose the building, who cares? The building is just a pile of stones. ![]() While his co-founders stand ready to follow his lead, Tim Vincent-Smith said, "I certainly don't think this is the point to say, 'Oh well, it was a good laugh, but let's let it go.' I think this is the point to say, 'This crazy dream that we had as a bunch of kids-it works!' And it doesn't just work as an art project but as a business. At this point, what I've learned is there is one thing that I know how to do better, humbly, than anybody else in the world right now, which is sell books on this street, in this village, on this island, in this country." I'm also not the most employable character in the world. ![]() That I need to be doing something more important, addressing bigger problems. "I have this part of me that still feels the same as when I was in my 20s," Walzer said, "which is that the shop is awesome, but it isn't necessarily enough. "But we've got to get a plan by the end of the year." The plan would require a down payment of "maybe half a million euros," he said, but he would be willing to structure further payments so the Atlantis group would pay no interest "for a couple of years."Īmong the options Walzer is considering are crowdfunding, reopening Atlantis Books in a new location in Oia, or "the principals of Atlantis Books declare that it's been a hell of a run, but, indeed, times have changed, and now we're going to call it a day," Vanity Fair wrote. I'd like to work with them," Theodoropoulos said. ![]() "The guys from Atlantis will have first priority. Still, Atlantis Books finds itself at a crossroads." Otherwise, Atlantis Books would be required to pack up and get out by November." A year later, the bookstore "remains open in the same space and, this past summer, enjoyed its most profitable season yet. But he needed to get back to the landlords in two weeks. Walzer was welcome, Theodoropoulos said, to buy the property for a million euros, roughly 700 times his monthly rent. In a detailed profile, Vanity Fair reported that the iconic bookshop faces a " new threat to its existence." In October 2015, the building's owners "obtained the construction permits they needed to build on top of the store's terrace-a development that abruptly increased their property's value. Long live Mountain Fold Books, and see you around town."Ītlantis Books, located on the Greek island of Santorini, has been a fixture on "most beautiful bookstores of the world" lists almost since its founding in 2004 by a group of friends from Cyprus, England and the U.S. "I will always be proud to say that we took a chance on an improbable project that not only fulfilled but, in two short years, exceeded its mission. Without whose efforts, Mountain Fold Books could not have been possible. And I would especially like to acknowledge every volunteer who gave their time and energy and good will. I would like to thank every donor large and small, without whose contributions we simply could not have kept the lights on. "I would like to personally thank all the visitors, authors, artists and contributors (too many to name here) who gave life to the space and brought much needed, underrepresented voices to our city. More than a bookstore, gallery and cultural center, Mountain Fold Books was a years-long community art project in and of itself," Eckler observed. In spite of the best of efforts of volunteers, Mountain Fold could not survive the transition."Īfter opening two years ago, the bookshop "quickly became a hub for many amazing live literary events. This summer, PPCF announced the discontinuation of its fiscal sponsorship program, which inadvertently became the catalyst for a series of setbacks from which MFB could not recover. In a letter announcing the closure, co-founder and executive director Marina Eckler wrote: "Since 2013, Mountain Fold Books has operated as a project fund of the Pikes Peak Community Foundation. This Saturday from 12-5 p.m., the bookstore will host a going-out-of-business sale and farewell party. Mountain Fold Books, Colorado Springs, Colo., closed November 4 after two years in business.
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