Boston's FrugalBookstore isn't the only Black-owned shop overwhelmed with orders.
10,000 of those orders had been placed by June 1, and 75% of all the 20,000 orders placed since May 30 are for the same 10 titles that have quickly sold out at many bookstores around the country. The publishers of those books have begun the process of reprinting more copies. However, Frugal Bookstore isn't the only Black-owned shop overwhelmed with orders, according to a statement from the shop.
One might think that it's a good problem for a store to have received so many orders that they can barely fill them in time, but Frugal Bookstore insists the contrary. It's been difficult to fill over 20,000 orders within the past three weeks, and many bookstores are asking for support from publishers aiming to reprint titles and patience from their customers.
It's probable that the titles in question are some of the many books that have been recommended on anti-racist reading, Ijeoma Oluo'sPeople are rushing to read these books in an attempt to quickly understand this country's history with racism and their place within it, and in their attempts to quickly"solve" their problem, they are ironically reacting with impatience and frustration directed at the wrong people.
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