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Virtual Insanity: Square Bookstores Struggle to Compete With Online Vendors

"We'd be happy to share with any professor the costs of acquiring textbooks," Sullivan says. "There are no secrets here."

The Shops Around the Corner

But some professors prefer the personal ambience and personalized service of smaller stores.

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Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Bradley S. Epps says that because he teaches the majority of his classes in Spanish, he habitually orders through Schoenhof's rather than the Coop.

"Schoenhof's is one of the premier foreign bookstores in the country," he says. "They have a very experienced staff."

"I've tried it at the Coop, but transcribing the titles is difficult," he continues.

Indeed, Schoenhof's Store Manager Rupert A. Davis insists on employee expertise.

"Everyone has to have knowledge of at least one foreign language," he says.

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