The Buzz: New Neenah bookstore

Thomas A. Lyons Fine Books opens downtown

6:12 PM, Nov. 30, 2012
Dr. Tom Lyons, owner of Thomas A. Lyons Fine Books, assists Laura Abernathy of Neenah with a book purchase Wednesday at his store located in the Marketplace building in downtown Neenah, Wisconsin. Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent
Dr. Tom Lyons, owner of Thomas A. Lyons Fine Books, assists Laura Abernathy of Neenah with a book purchase Wednesday at his store located in the Marketplace building in downtown Neenah, Wisconsin. Dan Powers/The Post-Crescent
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In an era of Kindles and Nooks, it seems counter intuitive to open an old-fashioned book store. But that's exactly what Dr. Tom Lyons did when he opened his Thomas A. Lyons Fine Books in downtown Neenah.

"The book is not dead. The printed word is going strong," said Lyons, a semi-retired Neenah neurosurgeon who has been a passionate book collector for three decades. "The majority of people still like the physical book - the look, feel and smell."

His small shop with old wooden floors, custom bookshelves and comfortable chairs is in the back of the Marketplace building at 124 W. Wisconsin Ave. He ...

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