Seattle bookstores face new threat from Amazon: a brick-and-mortar location

Two months after opening its own shop, small independents in Seattle are feeling the pinch from the online behemoth

A 116-year-old independent bookstore in Seattle is feeling the threat from Amazon. But this time the risk comes not from the online behemoth - but the physical bookstore that the company opened just two months ago.

Amazon Books, a brick and mortar shop in an upscale mall in Seattle, is a looming presence to the remaining independents that Amazon.com has yet to take down.