Book Lovers’ Donations Helped Independent Sellers During Virus

In San Francisco, supporters of City LightsHandy site which provides links to 7,500 US publishers' sites and online catalogues. www.lights.com/publisher/ Bookstore, home of the beat poets, donated more than $493,000 to a GoFundMe campaign to help the store stay afloat while it was closed.

"After eight weeks of mandatory sheltering-in-place, our booksellers are now allowed back in the store, and boy does it feel amazing to finally be able to get back to work!!" a post on City Lights' web page said. The renowned destination bookstore reopened May 20.