Ohio's Fine Print ends run.(Farewell)(Fine Print Books closes)(Brief Article)

Fine Print Books, the only full-service general independent bookstore in Xenia, Ohio (near Dayton), closed its doors on January 31. Owner Alan Liming, who opened the store in 1976, cited competition from both bricks-and-mortar stores and online retailers as a major factor in his decision to shut Fine Print Books, a 2,400-sq.ft. store with an inventory of 15,000 titles.

Liming told PW that sales at his store have steadily dwindled in recent years. "Every year, there was another trickle down in sales. It's been happening for a while, especially in the past five years. Then my lease was up and they wanted more money. It seemed a good time to hang it up," he said. …