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Ozarks Entrepreneur Books shipped worldwide from St. James “We wanted to live with hills and trees,” says Fullerton, owner of The Book Addict and Stained Glass, LLC, 116 N. Jefferson in St. James. “We also wanted to be close to Springfield,” where her mother lives. And they wanted to leave the city where every street corner was a hard memory for Jim, who for years had gathered evidence as a crime scene specialist and had worked many homicides. They
found their peaceful 40-acre farm on the Internet, and they have some
horses they enjoy. They also enjoy stained glass and Tricia, always an avid reader, enjoys books. Those interests eventually led to her purchase of the Book Addict three years ago. “I had bought and sold books on Ebay for several years,” she says. “I started when I was collecting authors, and I bought a box of books at a garage sale that had my authors. I sold the other books on Ebay, and thought ‘Well, this worked pretty good.’” She started buying and selling more used books, and found that putting together complete sets for sale worked well. “I got to know the owner of this store and when she decided to sell, she told me, ‘I think this might be a good fit for you.’ And it was a good fit for me,” says Fullerton. Fullerton expanded the inventory to include stained glass, fused glass jewelry, photographs, paintings and other gifts. “Jim and I both do stained glass,” she says. The store also offers the work of stained glass artists Jim Jenkins, Frank Sulze (owner of Peacock Stained Glass in Rolla) and Ginger Hunt. Work by photographers Larry Bowen and Bob Jensen hangs for sale in the store. Also available are handcrafted greeting cards by Christy Fullerton, crafts by Cathy Manley and Patricia Sandfer and art by Gene Huebner, Jan Roberts and Suha Aksoy. Fullerton continues to sell books over the Internet, and she ships books worldwide from St. James. There’s no telling what you’ll find in the Book Addict. Fullerton has it stocked with classics and autographed books. There are some rarities, such as the 1780 German Catholic Bible she sold to a group of young people. “They bought it for a friend who wanted to be a minister and loved all things German,” she says. “I was so happy it went to someone who would really appreciate it.” You’ll likely also find Paige, the store cat, either asleep somewhere or sitting among the books, purring. “She loves men,” Fullerton says of the cat. The store building was built in the early 1900s. “The earliest photo I can find is 1908,” Fullerton says. Books and art are arranged both downstairs and upstairs. The store holds more than 32,000 books of high quality and categorized for easy browsing and buying. The books come in all formats: hardback, paperbacks, trade paperbacks and audio (both cassette and CD). Normal hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Holiday hours will be 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, Nov. 1 through Dec. 31. “We take books in trade and we buy books for cash,” she says. “If we do not own what you are looking for, we are glad to search for it and bring it in for you.”
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