Seattle’s Rise to Literary Prominence

Travel Blog • Jim Benning • 03.11.08 | 10:18 AM ET

Or at least book-selling prominence. Seattle is the base of Amazon.com, Starbucks and Costco, the New York Times observes, “three companies that increasingly influence what America reads.”

Tags: Bookstore Tourism, Literary Travel

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