A Chat With Dyan Eagles, founder and president, DharmaCrafts

But it really was hard to give up being an independent bookseller. We now carry a few books. We mostly select books that are related to our products rather than trying to bridge all the aspects and traditions of Buddhism. Usually they’re very product-related, although we’re testing again, adding a few books related to Buddhist teaching and also audio-related to Buddhist teaching. Those small additions have been successful, but I don’t think we can devote several spreads to books at this point. We just couldn’t get the discounts we needed from the publishers to make it worth it. That was our big challenge, and I think we got through it.