They Say It's Your Anniversary

On Saturday, October 7, 2000, Booknotes opened for business, making today its seventeenth anniversary.  On that first day, we had three or four customers.  The first person payed with a check, so we never got to get to show the first dollar we ever earned, which may have proved to be a bad omen.  Over the years, we lost one main distributor, Koen, and another has recently merged with another company to become Follett/Baker & Taylor.  We have well over two dozen book signings and events with over a dozen different authors.  Although we are a small business, we have done our best to do treat our customers the best we can.  Admittedly, we never expected to stay in business as long as we have.  We thought we would have changed locations or moved on well before now, and we are proud that we have done as much as we have.  We would like to thank all of our loyal customers over the years for all the appreciation they have shown us, and we hope to have all of you in again for all long as we can.  Thank you.  Goodbye until next week.