You can spend your money on anything, anytime. So why is it so important for you to buy the things you need from local, independent merchants?

For every $100 you
spend at an independently owned business, $68 will stay in the
community. Did you know that when you spend the same amount at a
national chain, only $43 stays in the community? Local businesses like Pudd'nhead employ
local people, collect sales tax to benefit your neighborhood, and hire other local businesses when we need goods and services. All this makes an independently owned business a part of
the fabric of your community, helping to make the neighborhood more
interesting and unique – buying at local businesses ensures a strong and
vibrant community. Buying from local businesses also cuts down on the
environmental costs of packaging and shipping, lowering our collective
carbon footprint.

 
While the financial health of your city is vitally important, we ultimately hope that you
choose to shop with us because -- well, you like us. It's important to spend your time and money with businesses that
you enjoy. As with most independent bookstores, at Pudd'nhead we work hard to
hand pick the books we stock, and we strive to curate our selection for
you to shop and browse through. We're constantly working on improving
our systems, our selection, the store space, our events programming,
and our relationships in the community, and we hope that it
shows.  We are your neighbors, and we hope, your friends, and we are
passionate about what we do.  

We know it's wildly important to not only keep up with the times, but stay ahead of the curve, so we added a new website with ebooks and books you can buy without ever coming to Webster, and we can ship to anywhere in the world.

Thanks for thinking about where you spend your book dollars.  We hope to see you soon, in the store or on the web!