KMXT 100.1 FM Public Radio in Kodiak, Alaska
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After seven years The Next Page Bookstore will close. Owner Melony Lechner says the business has definitely been a labor of love.
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With The Next Page closing, Kodiak only has Monk’s Rock, which is a specialty bookstore. Lechner says running a small business in Kodiak has been no small feat.
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Lechner says that she’s been trying to sell the bookstore for about a year but hasn’t received any serious offers.
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Lechner still has children at home and is looking forward to the more stable life of a non-business owner, though she says she will miss the joys of working with people everyday, especially young readers.
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The store will remain open until the end of the year. Lechner says that everything is for sale: books, shelves, and fixtures.
