New Locally Owned and Operated Bookstore in Murfreesboro

(MURFREESBORO, TENN.) It’s an interesting time for bookstores across the nation, with smaller, locally owned bookstores becoming harder and harder to find. The subject of books was even highlighted late last month when a publishing merger was blocked by a federal judge. CBS News Correspondent Vicki Barker reported...

Meanwhile in communities like Rutherford County, residents have seen fewer and fewer locally owned bookstores. In fact, most of the brick-and-mortar stores across the nation that specialize in books come in the form of a big box retailer, which can sometimes prove to be disappointing to readers who are searching for that quaint comfortable feeling of a local bookstore.

In Murfreesboro, there is a new locally owned and operated bookstore called The Happy Book Stack… That was David Jacobs, owner and operator of the new bookstore on Mark Allen Lane behind the driver’s license testing center. Jacobs said he loves literature and can’t think of a more inviting place than a local bookstore…One interesting sidenote about a local bookstore that offers pre-owned books, among their vast selection of reads’ – you may find a hidden treasure. This may be hard to believe, but some books are worth as much as one-hundred-thousand dollars…

WHERE to find the Happy Book Stack - The Happy Book Stack is a locally owned and operated bookstore at 1411 Mark Allen Lane in Murfreesboro (37129). It is located behind the TN Drivers License Testing Station between Highway 99 and South Church Street, near of Middle Tennessee Boulevard. You can also find The Happy Book Stack on Facebook or Instagram by simply searching, “The Happy Bookstack.”

The Happy Book Stack Hours:

Thursday 12–6PM
Friday 12–6PM
Saturday 10AM–4PM
Sunday 10AM–4PM
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday Closed

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