Green Apple Books & Music

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Green Apple Books & Music
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Green Apple Books & Music (California)
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Green Apple Books & Music (the United States)
General information
TypeCommercial
Location506 Clement St.
San Francisco, California
Coordinates 37°46′59″N122°27′53″W / 37.7831°N 122.4647°W / 37.7831; -122.4647

Green Apple Books & Music is an independent bookstore in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California.

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History

Green 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]

Description

The store owner Pete Mulvihill described the place as "a labyrinthine store with multiple stories, rooms, nooks and alcoves". [8]

Recognition

Green 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 [9] and the readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 2006. [10]

Green Apple Books was named Publishers Weekly's best bookstore of 2014. [11]

References

  1. ↑ McManis, Sam (2000-06-30), "Despite Online Competition, S.F.'s Independent Bookstores Survive", San Francisco Chronicle
  2. ↑ Kraeuter, Chris (2005-12-06), "Corner Bookstores Stare Down Google", Forbes , archived from the original on December 8, 2005
  3. ↑ Garofoli, Joe. "Le Video survives thanks to partnership with Green Apple Books". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  4. ↑ "Green Apple Books Buys Browser Books". the American Booksellers Association. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  5. ↑ Frisc, The (2020-01-09). "How Green Apple Books Has Blossomed in the Amazon Era". The Frisc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  6. ↑ Green, Alex (11 March 2021). "Green Apple Books to Downsize at Flagship Location". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  7. ↑ Charnock, Matt (2023-06-12). "Don't Forget That SFO Will Get a New Bookstore Next Year". Underscore_SF. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
  8. ↑ "Go inside Green Apple Books, a legacy business and San Francisco favorite since 1967". USA TODAY. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
  9. ↑ SF Weekly Staff (May 11, 2005), "Best Used Bookstores", SF Weekly , archived from the original on 2011-06-10, retrieved 2007-05-02
  10. ↑ "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future", San Francisco Bay Guardian , 2006, archived from the original on August 13, 2006
  11. ↑ Rosen, Judith (March 28, 2014). "Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-07.
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