Hepcat and I were saddened to learn that the owner of Seventh Avenue Books in Park Slope is selling the business. We went in and talked to Tom Simon about his very personal reasons for doing so. He plans to run a small reviewer copy book business from his home.

Afterwards, Hepcat and I had some fun thinking about buying the shop. We decided that we’d have a nice section for collectable photography books, and maybe even a photo exhibition space. We’d enlist my mother, who used to run the bookstore at the International Center of Photograpy. She could manage the shop, as she knows all the ins and outs of selling books. For inventory, we could begin with my father’s enormous collection of used books…

The shop is, according to Tom, PRICED TO SELL. I don’t know any more of the details but if you’re interested email Tom: seventhavenuebooks@aol.com

well…

after a very pleasant six years, i have decided, due to family and other issues important to me, to move on, and wish to sell this store, which makes a rather nice profit.

should you or others care to acquire it for a very reasonable price, please let me know.

however…

if i am not able to find a buyer, i plan to close down shop sometime mid to late summer.

yours truly,

thomas george simon, prop.