Why are they kicking out the good old Bookman?
I just got an e-mail from The Bookman last night. The Bookman is an independent used bookseller in Winnipeg, and he sometimes sells books at the U of M. Anyway, the Bookman sent an e-mail to his patrons because the University’s Special Functions got an order to not allow the Bookman to sell books at the campus anymore because he’s seen as a competitor of the University Bookstore.
It doesn’t make any sense to me. First, the Bookman isn’t at the campus everyday. For me, I don’t think a 4-day stay within like, I dunno, a 2-month period at the campus will really hurt the U of M Bookstore’s revenue. Also, not all of the books being sold by The Bookman are available at the U of M Bookstore. I think this is the reason why some people go visit used bookstores in general — they have rare/hard-to-find books and these stuff aren’t easily available on commercial bookstores.
I’m not at the U of M this year, but I’ve been buying books from the guy. It just annoys me that this has to happen, really. 
Angela Solis grew up in the Philippines before moving in to Canada in 2003. She became a Canadian in 2006. Angela is 22 years old and an alumnae of University of Manitoba with a degree in Bachelor of Arts (Adv.) in Psychology and a minor in Asian Studies. She has been blogging since 2002 and occasionally writes for