Houghton Book Store Closing

Book World announced that all 45 of their bookstores will be closing across the Midwest.

Houghton… Marquette… and five other stores in the Upper Peninsula, will be closing their doors on January 15th. According to an article by Publisher’s Weekly, senior vice president Mark Dupont said sales have been plummeting for the last twelve months and continue to drop. Dupont attributed the decline to the market’s shift towards e-books and e-commerce.

Staff at both Houghton and Marquette locations declined to comment. Liquidation sales will begin Today at all locations