Dear Friends and Neighbors,
We have decided to close our doors for the time being. We have dreaded this decision, both because selling books is our livelihood and because we believe that bookstores serve the common good. It is clear to us now, though, that our responsibility to our neighbors and to our own elderly and immune-compromised friends and family is to enact social distancing as rigorously as possible.
While our doors are locked, we do still hope (and need!) to keep the books flowing out and the rent & grocery money flowing in. We will remain available from 10-5 handling online and phone orders. Here are two options for you to get your books:
1. Arrange a pick up. Call (503-251-5383) or email (adam@theologybooks.com) with your order, arrange a time, and we will run the books outside to you! Inquiries and wish lists are very welcome.
2. $3 Shipping. For the time being we are offering a flat charge of $3 shipping for up to 5 books. This includes almost any new book in print, shipped direct from our distributor in Roseburg, OR, meaning that books will typically be delivered to West Coast residents within 1-2 days!! (Don’t worry if you live elsewhere––our distributor has warehouses in several states across the US meaning we can get books to any US address very quickly)
3. Buy on our website. With the extra time, we hope to be filling out our offering of books available for direct purchase on our website. Check out our page Books Our Friends Wrote.
4. Gift Certificates are 10% OFF!! Buy a gift certificate in any denomination at a 10% discount. Our GC’s never expire and are good for new and used books. Call or email me and I’ll ship it to you.
In addition to our regularly-updated $5 Book shelves, we will be posting more pictures of our shop’s sections to our website for a digital browsing experience. Children’s Books are uploaded and browsable for all my fellow parents struggling through the closure of schools and libraries.
Thank you for the support and regard so many of you have shown us already. It means the world. Please continue practicing kindness toward one another and remembering immune-compromised, poor, and elderly folks through the long weeks and months ahead. We will get through this.
Peace,
Adam, Jared, Jon, Katrina, Jennifer, Sparky