This House of Books
This House of Books is a community-owned independent bookstore in downtown Billings, Montana. Its stated mission is to become "a literary & cultural hub for the city."[1] The bookstore opened on October 1, 2016.[2]
The need for such a bookstore was noted in an article in The Billings Gazette: "We are the biggest city in Montana. Our arts and music scene has exploded in the last five years or so. This House of Books will help fill that literary need in the arts community."[3]
The name of the bookstore, “This House of Books,” is a tribute to the iconic Montana author Ivan Doig and his autobiographical masterpiece, “This House of Sky.” Doig's widow, Carol, agreed to allow the use of the name.[4]
Corporate structure[edit]
The bookstore is organized as a cooperative. Like other corporations, it seeks to earn a profit, but the profits are then shared to the members.[5] To become a member one purchases a share of the stock. The board of the bookstore is elected by the members. Each member has one vote.
A unique feature of This House of Books is the number of authors who are members. This means that it is a bookstore run by people who are deeply involved in the book business.[5]
References[edit]
- ↑ La Seur, Carrie (April 12, 2016). "Little Miracles Everywhere, or How Billings, Montana Got Its Bookstore Mojo Back". Huffington Post (blog). Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Olp, Susan (October 1, 2016). "Downtown Co-Op Bookstore Opens to Enthusiastic Crowd". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "This House of Books: Billings' Upcoming Literary Connection Space". The Billings Gazette. July 25, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Webb, Jaci (May 12, 2016). "'This House of Books' is name for downtown book co-op". The Billings Gazette. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "This House of Books". Montana Cooperative Development Center. January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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