Green Apple Books & Music

Green Apple Books & Music
Green Apple Books & Music
	Main store entrance.
	Location within San Francisco County Green Apple Books & Music (California) Green Apple Books & Music (the United States)
General information
Type	Commercial
Location	506 Clement St.; San Francisco, California
Coordinates	37°46′59″N 122°27′53″W / 37.7831°N 122.4647°W

Green Apple Books & Music is an independent bookstore in the Richmond District of San Francisco, California.

History

Green Apple Books was founded by Richard Savoy in 1967 in a pre-1906 building at the corner of Clement Street and Sixth Avenue. In 1996 Green Apple Books acquired its long-time neighbor, Revolver Records.^[1] The store houses over 250,000 titles, as well as 60,000 available online.^[2]

After 30 years, Richard Savoy set up a ten-year buy-out for Green Apple Books & Music with three long-time employees.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, Green Apple partnered with Le Video store on 9th street. The store was renamed Green Apple Books on the Park. The downstairs was turned into a Green Apple bookstore while the upstairs remained a video rental store (100,000 titles).^[3] In 2019, Green Apple bought the bookstore Browser Books on Fillmore Street.^[4] This expansion enabled the company to stay afloat amid the death-by-digital struggle of book retailers.^[5] In 2021, Green Apple downsized the Clement Street store back to its original pre-1996 size.^[6] In 2023, a future Green Apple location inside SFO was announced for 2024.^[7]

Description

The store owner Pete Mulvihill described the place as "a labyrinthine store with multiple stories, rooms, nooks and alcoves".^[8]

Recognition

Green Apple Books was voted "Best Independent Bookstore" in the Bay Area by San Francisco Chronicle readers in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

Green Apple Books was voted "Best Used Books Store" by the SF Weekly editorial staff in 2005^[9] and the readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 2006.^[10]

Green Apple Books was named Publishers Weekly's best bookstore of 2014.^[11]

References

^ McManis, Sam (2000-06-30), "Despite Online Competition, S.F.'s Independent Bookstores Survive", San Francisco Chronicle
^ Kraeuter, Chris (2005-12-06), "Corner Bookstores Stare Down Google", Forbes, archived from the original on December 8, 2005
^ Garofoli, Joe. "Le Video survives thanks to partnership with Green Apple Books". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ "Green Apple Books Buys Browser Books". the American Booksellers Association. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ Frisc, The (2020-01-09). "How Green Apple Books Has Blossomed in the Amazon Era". The Frisc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ Green, Alex (11 March 2021). "Green Apple Books to Downsize at Flagship Location". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ Charnock, Matt (2023-06-12). "Don't Forget That SFO Will Get a New Bookstore Next Year". Underscore_SF. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
^ "Go inside Green Apple Books, a legacy business and San Francisco favorite since 1967". USA TODAY. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
^ SF Weekly Staff (May 11, 2005), "Best Used Bookstores", SF Weekly, archived from the original on 2011-06-10, retrieved 2007-05-02
^ "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future", San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2006, archived from the original on August 13, 2006
^ Rosen, Judith (March 28, 2014). "Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

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[1] McManis, Sam (2000-06-30), "Despite Online Competition, S.F.'s Independent Bookstores Survive", San Francisco Chronicle

[2] Kraeuter, Chris (2005-12-06), "Corner Bookstores Stare Down Google", Forbes, archived from the original on December 8, 2005

[3] Garofoli, Joe. "Le Video survives thanks to partnership with Green Apple Books". SFGATE. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[4] "Green Apple Books Buys Browser Books". the American Booksellers Association. 2019-09-11. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[5] Frisc, The (2020-01-09). "How Green Apple Books Has Blossomed in the Amazon Era". The Frisc. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[6] Green, Alex (11 March 2021). "Green Apple Books to Downsize at Flagship Location". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[7] Charnock, Matt (2023-06-12). "Don't Forget That SFO Will Get a New Bookstore Next Year". Underscore_SF. Retrieved 2024-04-19.

[8] "Go inside Green Apple Books, a legacy business and San Francisco favorite since 1967". USA TODAY. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-12-09.

[9] SF Weekly Staff (May 11, 2005), "Best Used Bookstores", SF Weekly, archived from the original on 2011-06-10, retrieved 2007-05-02

[10] "2006 Best Of The Bay: A Vision Of The Future", San Francisco Bay Guardian, 2006, archived from the original on August 13, 2006

[11] Rosen, Judith (March 28, 2014). "Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2020-05-07.

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