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The Last Bookstore is California’s largest used and new book and record store. Currently, in our third incarnation, we began in 2005 in a downtown Los Angeles loft. That’s when owner Josh Spencer took his decade of experience selling everything from cars to clothes online and focused instead on his first love: books. During the revitalization of downtown LA, we grew quickly to our current 22,000 sq. ft. space in the Spring Arts Tower at 5th & Spring.

 

The name was chosen with irony but seems more appropriate with each passing day as physical bookstores die out like dinosaurs from the meteoric impact of Amazon and e-books. We continue to BUY, SELL, and TRADE as we have from day one. In addition to over 250,000 NEW and USED books on two floors, including our new Arts & Rare Book Annex, our shared space includes tens of thousands of VINYL RECORDS and GRAPHIC NOVELS, a huge mezzanine level that includes the Labyrinth Above the Last Bookstore, Dave Lovejoy Art, Gather Yarn Shop, Fold Gallery, and the Spring Arts Collective gallery shops.  Truly something for everyone. Somehow we became one of the largest independent bookstores in the world still standing. We continue to be amazed at how we got here. It’s ALL thanks to people like you who want to keep actual books and records existing in the world. Join the cause — visit us soon!

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"The Last Bookstore" wins global fame thanks to social media

"The Last Bookstore" wins global fame thanks to social media

Many analysts predicted the death of the local bookstore at the hands of the internet and, more specifically, Amazon. Ironically, it is social media that is saving one 10,000-square-foot literary labyrinth in downtown Los Angeles, which was recently named "Most Instagrammed Bookstore in the World." Lee Cowan reports. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings” co-hosts Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting. "CBS Mornings" airs weekdays at 7 a.m. on CBS and 8 a.m. ET on CBSN. Subscribe to “CBS Mornings” on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CBSMornings Watch CBSN live: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7c​ Download the CBS News app: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8​ Follow "CBS Mornings" on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3A13OqA Like "CBS Mornings" on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3tpOx00 Follow "CBS Mornings" on Twitter: https://bit.ly/38QQp8B Subscribe to our newsletter: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T​ Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: licensing@veritone.com
Exploring The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles

Exploring The Last Bookstore in Downtown Los Angeles

Support our adventures securely with PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/oddityodysseys This bookstore in DTLA is unlike any other. Come and see how! Written by: Bethany Guerrero Cinematography and Visual Effects by: C. Drew Unser Special Thanks to: Katie Orphan CAMERA GEAR AND SETUP (AFFILIATE LINKS!!) Cameras For Video: (Amazon) GoPro Hero2: https://amzn.to/2tfT2vY (Amazon) Canon 5D: https://amzn.to/2Dvw6xn (Amazon) Canon 7D: https://amzn.to/2tlaM93 (Amazon) Camera Lens: https://amzn.to/2DyJXDf (Amazon) Audio: https://amzn.to/2GyLg7C (Amazon) Audio: https://amzn.to/2IxXX58 Music by: incompetech.com “Thinking Out Loud” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Aitech” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Opportunity Walks” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “George Street Shuffle” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Covert Affair” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ “Funkorama” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Textures by: startextures.com Fonts by: fontsquirrel.com All images utilized under Educational Fair Use: http://springartstower.com/ http://www.themonolith.com/music/op-ed-david-lowery-vs-pandora-who-is-right/attachment/empty-bank-vault/ http://xoomclips.com/more_clip.php?id=ftwqv28S4TA http://hagleyvault.org/post/74383782597/spring-street-los-angeles-california-1942
The Last Bookstore | California Live | NBCLA

The Last Bookstore | California Live | NBCLA

California Live’s Amber Mesker introduces us to the man who has turned an ordinary bookstore into an extraordinary work of art. ——— “California Live” takes viewers across the state to experience must-see destinations, a diverse culinary scene, thrilling adventures, and everything top-of-mind to Californians. Find out what’s new out of Silicon Valley, explore the beauty of wine country, get a daily dose of Hollywood, see why San Diego is coined “America’s Finest City” and more. The show will provide local insertion opportunities for advertisers to air in all three markets or in one of the individual markets. ——— Don’t miss an NBCLA video, subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2NnofFF For more, visit NBCLA.COM here: https://bit.ly/2uB6niE On Facebook: https://bit.ly/2uFU1px On Twitter: https://bit.ly/2JsBm5Y About NBCLA The West Coast flagship station of the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations, serving the vast region since 1949. NBC4 produces 43 hours each week of local news and weather, and the station features the largest award-winning investigative unit in Southern California. NBC4’s news operation has received nearly every industry award bestowed on local news, including numerous Los Angeles Emmy and Golden Mike Awards, two national and two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, and a Peabody Award. NBC4 news is delivered across the main broadcast on channel 4, at www.nbcla.com, and through multiple interactive social media platforms 24/7. The NBC Owned Television Stations, a division of NBCUniversal, also operates COZI TV (www.cozitv.com), a national network that brings viewers some of America’s most beloved and iconic television shows and movies. #NBC #NBCLA
他21歲車禍癱瘓後，在洛杉磯開了一家“最後的書店”

他21歲車禍癱瘓後，在洛杉磯開了一家“最後的書店”

書店老闆Josh Spencer，賣書有20年了。他以前熱愛運動，喜歡衝浪、滑雪，21歲時卻遭遇一場車禍，背部嚴重受傷，腰部以下癱瘓。殘疾後，他反而重拾兒時的愛好，開始讀書、在網上賣書。10年後，他想開一家實體書店，別人卻說，紙質書快完蛋了。他說：“那我就做到書店全部關門的那天吧。” Josh Spencer is the owner of the Last Bookstore. He’s been selling books for 20 years. He used to be a fan of sports, like surfing and skateboarding. At the age of 21, however, Josh broke his back and was paralyzed from the waist down due to a car accident. Since then he started getting more back into reading, which had been something he enjoyed as a child, and selling books online. 10 years later, he wanted to open a physical bookstore. Although there are voices saying the doom of physical books is coming. But he says “I just want to be there at the end.”
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