"As the economic downturn lingers, people are turning to
used book stores -- sellers as well as buyers. At Logos Books & Records in downtown Santa Cruz, #music buyer Warner Williams has seen people bring in entire collections to sell. Bookshop Santa Cruz has seen a dramatic increase in people selling and a new preference for cash over store credit, according to owner Casey Coonerty Protti. In Aptos, Bookworks co-owner Traci Fishburn reports "dipping our toes" into the used book market, prompted by donations by longtime patrons after the shop downsized in fall 2007. "Inexpensive entertainment, yet high quality," summed up Debbie Shayne, manager at Logos, which employs 25 to 30 people and has an inventory of 150,000 to 200,000 used books spread over two floors." - San Jose Mercury News
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"Jazz #Music Library is the most comprehensive collection of jazz recordings available online - covering thousands of artists, ensembles, albums, and genres, from all over the world, from the beginnings of jazz to today. It's an essential resource for the study and teaching of jazz history, performance, theory, or appreciation." From Alexander Street Press
"Philadelphia record label owner Alton Coles, also known as "Ace Capone", was convicted under Pennsylvania's "kingpin" law and sentenced to life in prison on Thursday. In August of 2005 Coles was arrested and indicted for organizing a $25 million drug ring that stretched across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, reports AllHipHop.com. During the seven-week trial prosecutors accused Coles and his affiliates of moving two metric tons of powdered cocaine and almost half a ton of crack between 1997 and 2005. Prosecutors believe that Coles opened a number businesses in efforts to portray legitimacy and conceal the true source of his earnings. The enterprises included Take Down Records, a day care center and an ice and water stand." - LiveSteevz