Doubting myself

I learned today that The Bookworm, my local, independent bookstore is going out of business. A year ago, Barnes and Noble moved into the neighborhood, and as expected, our indie didn't last long.

While I'm sad to see the bookshop go, the store didn't even have its own website and almost never hosted authors or any other meaningful events.  The store owners discouraged the browsing of magazines and refused to allow food or drink into the store, even though it is located in a town center full...