Bolduc writes bookstore’s 45-year success story

Times are hard enough for brick-and-mortar chain bookstores in the era of the internet, and independents have an even rougher time.

“Our biggest challenge now starts with an A,” said David Bolduc, president and owner of Boulder Book Store. “Everyone’s running scared because Amazon wants the whole pie, which isn’t good for democracy.”

And yet Boulder Book Store, a fixture on the Pearl Street Mall, survives and thrives, with about 50 knowledgeable employees and more than 100,000 titles in 20,000 square feet of space on…