Green Apple Books & Music is an independent bookstore in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California.
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| General information | |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | 506 Clement St. San Francisco, California |
| Coordinates | 37°46′59″N 122°27′53″W / 37.7831°N 122.4647°W |
History
editGreen Apple Books was founded by Richard Savoy in 1967 in a pre-1906 building at the corner of Clement Street and Sixth Avenue. In 1996 Green Apple Books acquired its long-time neighbor, Revolver Records.[1] The store houses over 250,000 titles, as well as 60,000 available online.[2]
After 30 years, Richard Savoy set up a ten-year buy-out for Green Apple Books & Music with three long-time employees.[citation needed]
In 2014, Green Apple partnered with Le Video store on 9th street. The store was renamed Green Apple Books on the Park. The downstairs was turned into a Green Apple bookstore while the upstairs remained a video rental store (100,000 titles).[3] In 2019, Green Apple bought the bookstore Browser Books on Fillmore Street.[4] This expansion enabled the company to stay afloat amid the death-by-digital struggle of book retailers.[5] In 2021, Green Apple downsized the Clement Street store back to its original pre-1996 size.[6] In 2023, a future Green Apple location inside SFO was announced for 2024.[7]
Recognition
editGreen Apple Books was voted "Best Independent Bookstore" in the Bay Area by San Francisco Chronicle readers in 2001.[citation needed]
Green Apple Books was voted "Best Used Books Store" by the SF Weekly editorial staff in 2005[8] and the readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 2006.[9]
Green Apple Books was named Publishers Weekly's best bookstore of 2014.[10]
References
edit- ^ McManis, Sam (2000-06-30), "Despite Online Competition, S.F.'s Independent Bookstores Survive", San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ Kraeuter, Chris (2005-12-06), "Corner Bookstores Stare Down Google", Forbes, archived from the original on December 8, 2005
- ^ Garofoli, Joe. "Le Video survives thanks to partnership with Green Apple Books". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Green Apple Books Buys Browser Books". the American Booksellers Association. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Frisc, The (2020-01-09). "How Green Apple Books Has Blossomed in the Amazon Era". The Frisc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Green, Alex (11 March 2021). "Green Apple Books to Downsize at Flagship Location". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ Charnock, Matt (2023-06-12). "Don't Forget That SFO Will Get a New Bookstore Next Year". Underscore_SF. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ SF Weekly Staff (May 11, 2005), "Best Used Bookstores", SF Weekly, archived from the original on 2011-06-10, retrieved 2007-05-02
- ^ "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future", San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2006, archived from the original on August 13, 2006
- ^ Rosen, Judith (March 28, 2014). "Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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