2014 Women in Business - 2014 Women in Business

Published by the Journal of the San Juan Islands

A percentage of proceeds from this supplement will be donated to Soroptimist International of Friday Harbor (SIFRI) for the Cancer Treatment Transportation Project in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.

Promise of print still alive at Serendipity Browse ‘til your heart’s content at the used book place By Emily Greenberg Journal Reporter

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lassics, bestsellers, Pacific Northwest authors—you name it, they’ve probably got it. And if they don’t, they’ll find it. Serendipity, Friday Harbor’s only used bookstore, has titles pouring out of the shelves, 56,235 to be exact. All books are tracked by computerized inventory, but that’s the extent of technology at Serendipity. Co-owners Carol Jackson and Dilys Goodman are keen on keeping traditional print alive in the era of e-readers. “People are always saying, ‘I want a book I can hold in my hand,’” Jackson said. “People want to browse. You can’t open a book on the internet.” Jackson said she regularly talks with visitors who are ecstatic to find Serendipity, because the local used bookstore in their own town went out of business. The idea to open a used bookstore in 1995 was simple—there wasn’t one in Friday See SERENDIPITY, Page 2