From Grand Forks to Lake Country, 26-year-old entrepreneur Dan Rothon has brought a new independent bookstore to the Okanagan Valley.
Coyote Indie Books, nestled behind the Dairy Queen on Highway 97, opened its doors Tuesday, Feb. 2, and Rothon said he乌鸦传媒檚 received a warm welcome from the community.
Rothon, who studied writing in publishing at Okanagan College in Vernon and has family ties in Kelowna, is no stranger to the community.
Rothon brings with him a curated line of products and books that are tailored to the local audience presented in a quaint and comfortable boutique setting.
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The giftwares he carries is also linked to non-profits and have a charitable donation aspect to them, something he noted is not a feasible model for many big-box retailers such as Amazon.
But, he said, booklovers can still find the bestsellers they crave too.
As a lover of books himself, Rothon said if it weren乌鸦传媒檛 for his own business, he乌鸦传媒檇 probably still likely be working for Indigo or someone else, but now, since he opened shop in October 2018, there乌鸦传媒檚 no looking back.
Owning his own bookstore, however, was not something he had ever expected for himself.
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Rothon says he乌鸦传媒檚 currently re-reading Dune, the 1965 classic science fiction by Frank Herbert, ahead of the new 2021 film adaptation. But he loves all kinds of genres from philosophy and world religions to fantasy.
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乌鸦传媒淵ou get to live a little through that.乌鸦传媒�
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