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History
Our sister business, BOOK ENDS, is an independent bookstore at 559 Main Street in Winchester, Massachusetts. Since 1984, parents, teachers, and librarians visiting our store have been impressed by the depth and selection of our children’s books. Many have asked us to provide them with a book fair. However, due to space limitations we were only able to provide a limited number of book fairs to local schools.
In 2004 we started to do some serious research on what would be needed to provide better book fairs for area schools and organizations. In July 2005, we created BOOK FAIRS BY BOOK ENDS. We set up a warehouse in Woburn, Massachusetts. We assembled a team of experts, selected hundreds of quality titles from over 35 publishers, and developed our system to stock, display, and deliver better book fairs.
The BOOK FAIRS BY BOOK ENDS Team
Judy Manzo, Owner
Judy is also the owner of BOOK ENDS, our sister book store in Winchester Center. Since 1992 when she purchased the store, she has overseen two major expansions – the last resulting in the fabulous children’s room. Prior to the bookstore, Judy was a special education teacher, parent educator, and community volunteer. She has her M.Ed. from Penn. State University. Judy brings knowledge of books, teaching, and an entrepreneurial spirit that help us provide better book fairs.
Christopher Gonsalves, General Manager
Chris has founded three successful businesses and provided consulting to many more. He has a B.A. and M.B.A. from Babson College. Chris manages the operations of the book fairs, customer relations, and sales. He brings knowledge of customer service, event planning, personnel, marketing, and general operations that help us provide better book fairs.
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