Mountain View Library Mega Book Sale Coming

Some say that with all the new electronic readers and e-books available, books in print may be disappearing from the shelves. Let's hope this never happens. One thing is for sure; publishing is changing at a rapid pace. Who knows if books may become a collector's commodity in the future?

Last year "ebooks overtook audiobooks with sales reaching $313 million in 2009, up 177%," according to the State of Publishing. Furthermore, there are now only about half the independent bookstores in the US than there were just ten years ago.

Now may be your opportunity to acquire enough books to make up your own private collection. The Mountain View Mega Book Sale is coming this month. Friends of the Library are clearing out shelves of older books to make way for new titles.

"Come to the sale at 585 Franklin Street in the Library garage and find over 7,000 titles to choose from. Most books, CDs, and DVDs are priced at $2 or less," according to the Friends of the Library. Who knows what treasure you may find?

Mountain View Library Mega Sale dates and times-
Saturday, November 20- 10am to 4pm -
Sunday, November 21- 11am to 4pm
Bag Sale - 2:00pm - 4:00pm - Get a grocery bag full of books for only $3
Friends of the Library members- early entry 9:00am to 9:45am

Book Sale starts before the Library hours--Saturday and Sunday.
Location--Mobile Library Vehicle Garage (near the donation slot) at the back of the library.
For more information, contact fmvpl@earthlink.net, or call 650-526-7031.

Source:
http://www.slideshare.net/SomersaultGroup/state-of-publishing-now-stats
http://www.mountainview.ca.gov/city_hall/library/general/general_information/book_sales/default.asp