Georgetown Bookshop Closing

The Georgetown Bookshop, located at 4710 Bethesda Ave., is closing its doors on Christmas Eve. Originally located in (surprise) Georgetown, this fine used bookstore relocated to a space at 7700 Woodmont Ave. in 1989. In 2003, it was forced to move due to rising rents and relocated again to its current, smaller location just down the street from Barnes & Noble.

When I asked why he was shutting down, the owner told me that too many people were browsing instead of buying. All books are 50 percent off at their going-out-of-business sale. The Georgetown Bookship appears to be following the trend of moving to the internet where the overhead is much lower, important since the internet has also pressured prices downward. However, the owner plans to focus on posters instead of books.

I'll miss this wonderful local institution.