Five years after taking up the fight for physical books, Bookshop.org is entering the e-book arena. Here’s why Seattle will ...

Bookshop.org launched in 2020 as a way to sell books online while still supporting local bookstores, which have become a rarity in the U.S. The company has seen success selling physical books online.

In their first attempt, they settled on publishing a book about mushroom growing. Rawson said that while they weren't experts on the topic, their research showed that it could sell well.

There’s a huge amount of forecasting involved in my job, what we’re going to sell, how many books we’re going to need ...