Bookselling Profile: Reads & Company

In 2006, Jason Hafer and Paul Oliver opened Wolfgang Books in Phoenixville, Pa. They opened Reads & Company in May 2019. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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[ Media Week | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Wired | 2013-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hacking Hollywood: A Fast Company Digital Edition

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[ Fast Company | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC News | 2013-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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