[tony0x02]

> but the pandemic wrecked them

Everything I've read indicates bookstores have done phenomenally well during the pandemic

[jgwil2]

From TFA:

> Bookstore sales fell nearly 30 percent in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

[ghaff]

It wasn't totally clear to me if those were all physical purchases or not. However, it would be shocking if in-store sales weren't markedly down. I basically haven't been in a store casually to browse for over a year and I doubt that's unusual.