Bookstores and secondhand bookstores closed in Corona Supported by crowdfunding May 12 17:01
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, crowdfunding has started on the Internet in order to support bookstores and old bookstores whose management is becoming more difficult.
The “Bookstore Aid Foundation” is a secretariat for writers and editors, and has been calling for cooperation in crowdfunding since last month.
The website said, "Both bookstores and secondhand bookstores are tough industries. If this situation continues for a long time, it is inevitable that there will be a large number of bookstores and secondhand bookstores that are forced to close due to lack of support." We are raising funds with the goal of at least 60 million yen.
By the 11th, about 20 million yen has been collected, so we will collect the funds until the 29th of this month and then distribute them to the participating stores.
Shintaro Uchinuma, one of the secretariat and book coordinator, said, "I think that having a bookstore / secondhand bookstore in each area of life has a great impact on cultural life, so protect it as much as possible. "I have a desire to go," and then, "Those who have experience of being helped by books and bookstores, enriching their lives, of course, would be grateful if you could directly support me, SNS. Anyway, I would like you to talk about it, and now I would like you to know this fund. "