The Smiths hand over the keys, to a man from a company we’ve never heard of. And that’s it
I know we keep saying it, but Wednesday was really, really the last, last day at Acres of Books. Ever.
That’s because Wednesday was the day that owners Philip and Jackie Smith of Newport Beach (he’s the grandson [...]

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
Mark your calendars in black ink: Acres of Books–Long Beach’s oldest, most thoroughly-, intriguingly-stocked store of used literature–will begin a discount sale of its stock this Thursday.
And how long will the sale go? “‘Til we run out of stuff to sell,” says Jackie Smith, who owns the store with her husband [...]