Thank You for Your Support

I want to thank everyone who's supported us. It might have been a donation, or buying a book, or just sharing our posts. I thank you. We love books at From My Shelf Books, and we want to continue doing what we do. Your help has been appreciated.

You may know that my wife and I started out of our apartment. Selling our used books, going to book sales, and finally making the leap to a brick and mortar store. We started in the basement of 87 Main Street in Wellsboro, and after several years, outgrew the space.

A retail space came open at 25 Main Street and we leaped at the chance to expand. We even let a friend who had been renting from us know of the opportunity. We signed a lease and were excited to begin building our business. You may have heard that it is unwise to go into business with friends or family, and there is a lot of truth to that advice.

He wasn't happy with the amount of retail space he rented. He wasn't happy with the amount of basement. He wasn't happy where the recycling was placed once a week. He just wasn't happy. Basically, he wasn't the man we had known all those years. His constant complaining is a big part of the problem we have had and continue to have with the landlord.

We were served an eviction notice for such trivial things as where we put the cardboard for pickup, and when the check was written for the utilities, as we share those with our unsatisfied neighbor. Ultimately, we won the case against the eviction notice, even though we had to take it all the way to the Pennsylvania Supreme court.

In our case, three judges has to decide on the case, and the decision was unanimous in our favor. One judge even asked the opposing attorney if this case should be here, and the term "petty" was even in the final decission. We should have never had to go that far, but we did. We won, but we are left with the cost of paying our lawyer.

That's why I'm asking for your help. I just wanted to make a living selling books and giving Wellsboro the type of bookstore that I wish were here growing up. The landlord and my co-tenant didn't want that to happen. If you can help keep a rural bookstore going, the only bookstore in three counties, you will be helping Wellsboro grow.

We just don't sell books. We offer several programs--such as a teen bookclub, a writer's group, and more. We grew up here, and we want to build something that lasts. You can help in several ways. If you can donate, you can visit our fundraiser, any amount is appreciated, and if you can't, we understand that too. If you can share, it's still helpful.

I never really wanted to ask for donations, but at this point, I just don't know how I'm ever going to come up with the money. It takes a lot of books to earn $5,000 dollars, but if you want to buy a book, that's what we do. You can visit our website. It's secure, and you can buy new books from us there. Most books via the website are 20% off regualr retail with some exceptions.

We started by selling used books, and about 25% of our inventory is still used. We often have out of print books come in, as well as gently used books that have recently been released. It varies, and it's always fun to come in and browse, but we also sell these used books via half.com a subsiderary of Ebay. You can visit our store here or find some of our more eccelctic items on Ebay, our seller name is kcool1969. We ship daily.

Thanks again for all those we have given us support, even if it's just a "hang in there" We want to keep bringing Wellsboro and Tioga County a love of books and fun, and with your help, we can make that happen...