Virtually as well. Host is so give us an update five months into this. Guest its been like a roller coaster, to be honest. Weve had ups and downs. Weve, we were able through the ppp loans to be able to bring our staff back. Unfortunately, when we brought them back, our storeses were under, were still hut down because of the pandemic here in florida. But toward the edge of it we were the end of it we were able to open around the beginning of june or so. Actually not june, i think it was july. Now that i think about it, it was in july we began to open. And we opened all but one of our stores. One of our stores weve closed permanently on miami beach. But were looking forward to finding another space there as well. Host whats it been like to have customers back in the store, mr. Kaplan . Guest you know, for us, its been fairly smooth. Our customers have been all very, very respectful of wearing masks, theres been no hesitation on anybodys part about that. Our staff has been very upbeat. We
As regular viewers of booktv now, all of the major book festivals this spring have been canceled due to the coronavirus. Booktv was scheduled to be live in tucson and los angeles, new orleans and san antonio as well, all cancels. We know the effect it is having on book fairs and large gatherings but is it having an effect also on bookstores and smaller businesses. Mitchell kaplan runs bookstores in coral gables, florida called books and books. Has coronavirus affected your business . Yes, unfortunately, it has. We have been holding on as long as we could but it looks like starting tomorrow, we are going to be closing down all six stores in the miami area and trying to move our sales online and encourage people to buy at our website. This is happening i believe across the country with independent bookstores everywhere. Like normally happens independent bookstores are representative of what is happening with Small Business so there are many thousands upon thousands of Small Business peop
Booktv know all of the major book festivals have been canceled cue to the coronavirus. Booktv was scheduled to bee live in tucson and los angeles and cover festivals in new orleans and san antonio as well. All canceled. So we know the effect its having on book fairs and large gatherings, but is it having an effect also on book stores and smaller businesses . Mitchell kaplan runs a chain of book stores in coral gables, florida, called book book. Has coronavirus affected your business . Guest yes, peter, unfortunately it has. We have been holding on as long as we could but looks like starting tomorrow, were going to be closing down all six stores we have in the miami area and trying to move our sales online. Encourage people to buy at our website. This is happening, i believe, across the country, with independent book stores everywhere, and like normally happens in, independent book stores are very representative of what is happening with Small Business. So, many, many thousands upon tho
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A woman jumped up, screaming and crying and running out of the room. What she said is, you are telling my story. How did you get into my head . Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff Hurricane Irma has lost just a bit of intensity, but its danger is undiminished. Sustained winds dropped slightly today, to 175 miles an hour. But its still a category five, and still heading for florid