The champagne corks were literally popping shortly after noon on June 10 at the LBI Book Swap in Beach Haven when it was officially named by USA Today as the number one independent bookstore in the country in the publication’s recent “Reader’s Choice” poll.
“A few weeks ago we were were ranked No. 1 in the voting,” said owner John Martosella. “But the voting was still going on. We hoped we could stay at number one and now, officially we are number one.
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