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A Declaration of Independents * The quirky, fiercely independent bookstores throughout the South are some of the last bastions of freedom. * Bookstores protect your First Amendment right to read anything. * Independent Bookstores provide unique services to their unique communities. * Local Independent businesses reinvest three times more money in their local economies than non-independent stores. * Independent Bookstores offer opportunities in the breadth and depth of selection that can only be offered by those that know their communities well. * Bookstores add to the prosperity of their communities and offer opportunities via employment, author events, book fairs & more. * Independent Bookstores cooperate with each other, community leaders & libraries, and other local retailers to provide an exciting experience for customers. * Bookstores do not share private information. They can be trusted. * Shopping at Independent Bookstores is a patriotic act and a form of activism!