Green Apple Books & Music
| Green Apple Books & Music | |
|---|---|
 Main store entrance. | |
  Location within San Francisco County | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 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]
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[3] and the readers of the San Francisco Bay Guardian in 2006.[4]
Green Apple Books was named Publishers Weekly's best bookstore of 2014.[5]
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
- ^ SF Weekly Staff (May 11, 2005), "Best Used Bookstores", SF Weekly
- ^ "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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