TAP INTO LOCALLY SOLD E-BOOKS Here are some of the independent bookstores in Minnesota that now sell millions of titles through Google eBooks. (The books can be read on any open-source e-reader, including the Nook, iPad and Sony Reader, but not the Kindle.) Bookcase, Wayzata: www.bookcaseofwayzata.com.
Red Balloon Bookshop, St. Paul: www.redballoonbookshop.com.
Wild Rumpus, Minneapolis: www.wildrumpusbooks.com.
Best of Times Bookstore, Red Wing: www.bestoftimesbookstore.com.
Book Shelf, Winona, www.bookshelfwinona.com.
ALYSSA FORD
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