In high rent areas of the country, like New York, don't count on proving anything about the independent bookstore model that has been bankrupt for 20 years. May

In high rent areas of the country, like New York, don't count on proving anything about the independent bookstore model that has been bankrupt for 20 years. Maybe first focus on the things you can control, like not chasing the world's largest book seller out of your city. Maybe start with that. With 25,000 more techies walking around, I'm sure the local market demand for books would increase not decrease.