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Two-Decade-Old Greenbriar Mall Bookstore Has Lectures, Storytelling and Book Signings Set for 2011

Medu Books still serving southwest Atlanta readers, despite economic downturn

"We're still here," sounds like a phrase pulled from a Donnie McClurkin praise song; but, more than that, it sums up how many people and business owners feel about surviving the rocky economy in 2010. There is perhaps no one who knows this more than Nia Damali, owner of Medu Books at Greenbriar Mall. "One of our biggest challenges," says Damali who opened her doors in 1989, " is getting people to remember we are, in fact, still here."  Damali describes the change in the literary landscape as dramatic with respect to ebooks, E-readers and the advancement of technology in the industry. Indeed Medu is not the only bookseller feeling the tides of changes as major retailers such as Amazon, Borders and Barnes and Noble have all made adjustments …

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