Catholic bookstores working hard to compete with online sellers
 Sister Joan Paula Arruda looks over new stock at Pauline Books and Media in Old Town Alexandria, Va., Aug. 10. Operated by the Daughters of St. Paul, the store has been a fixture on well-traveled King Street since 1982. It is one of 13 bookstores the order runs in North America. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec) |
Catholic News Service
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. (CNS) -- Like most small- and medium-size bookstores, shops specializing in Catholic religious books have been hit by the ubiquity of such online giants as Amazon.
"We rely on hard work and God's grace," said Helen Dorin of Boric Religious Supply in St. John, Ind., which is going into its third generation as a family-operated book and religious articles store.
"It has hurt us," she said about Internet book sales. "Customers will come in and browse our books, and then go and order online."
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