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Nashville Bookstore Vows To Defend Its Turf As Amazon Opens Across The Street

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Books are seen at Amazon Books in Manhattan as the online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. opens its first New York City bookstore. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)
Books are seen at Amazon Books in Manhattan as the online retailing giant Amazon.com Inc. opens its first New York City bookstore. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images)

It's a David and Goliath story: Amazon has opened a brick-and-mortar bookstore across the street from one of Nashville's beloved independent bookstores.

But bestselling author Ann Patchett, a co-owner of Parnassus Books, says her bookstore is here to stay.

Rachel Iacovone (@racheliacovone) of WPLN reports.

This segment aired on December 18, 2019.

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